12th CSA Harvest - Pears - Auction update

This week we are harvesting:
a few Red Tomatoes
more Heirloom Tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes
Peppers
Eggplant
Okra
Summer Squash
Garlic
The Wednesday group will be receiving chard and the Saturday group will receive chard next week due to the lack of rain.
And in the pick your own you can still find plenty of fresh herbs, hot peppers and flowers to cut.

Next week we will have ripened Bartlett Pears for the CSA. These pears were offered to us by our neighbors Paul and Mary Majewski who live in Clarksburg. The growers and I were at their home harvesting these pears on Monday- we will allow them to ripen in the barn before offering them to the CSA. It is possible that the Saturday group will receive pears this week- we will have to wait and see. This was a great activity for the growers and for Paul who has never seen his two pear trees picked so quickly! By the way- the pears have not been sprayed at all – which is self evident due to some of the scaring etc. We are delighted to offer these pears to you!

As an additional update on the annual dinner for those of you who may want to think ahead about spending your vacation dollars in a way that will benefit Red Wiggler...
Keys to a Fantastic, Fenwick Island, DE Beach House for a much needed getaway!
Win the keys to a romantic or much-needed, restful getaway weekend! Not too far away, this Fenwick Island, DE Beach Home offers 6-8 bedrooms, large kitchen and family room, and is located right on the beach!

• Must be reserved for use in the fall, winter, or early spring.
• Home must be reserved early to insure availability.
• Home must also be used between September 2006 and May 2007. Reservations will not be extended past May 2007.

Market Value: $3,000
Starting Bid: $400


One week at rustic log home in Deep Creek, MD
The Log Cabin house is approximately 4 years old. It is located one house above beautiful Deep Creek Lake. It has 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, family room, tv or rec room, fireplace and outside hot tub. The family has reserved the winter and summer months for their own use. Deep Creek is a lovely spot for hiking, biking and enjoying the change of seasons.

• The home will only be available for reservation to the highest bidder in the Fall of 2006 or the Spring of 2007.
• Home must be reserved early to insure availability.
• Home must be used in the Fall of 2006 or the Spring of 2007. Offer expires Fall of 2007.

Market Value: $1,200
Starting Bid: $150

Finally- we hope many of you will be able to attend the Annual Supper this year. It is a real celebration of the season and a chance for our supporting community to get together. For more info about the dinner click here
Thanks- Woody

11th CSA Harvest & Annual Supper details

This week we are harvesting:
a few Red Tomatoes
more Heirloom Tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes
Peppers
Eggplant
Okra
Summer Squash
Garlic
And in the pick your own you can still find pleanty of fresh herbs, hot peppers and flowers to cut.

Red Wigglers Annual Harvest Supper and Silent Auction
Celebrating 11 years and growing!

Please Join us on Saturday September 9th at 5pm for our Annual Fundraising event.
This is our biggest fundraing event of the year. It is a true celebration of all the hard work our growers do over the season and the funds raised allow us to keep moving ahead as we deliver on our Vision to "create fertile ground to nourish a healthy and inclusive community". This year vegetarian catering is generously provided by the Kentlands WHOLE FOODS. The meal will be prepared from ingredients fresh from the Red Wiggler fields.

Live music by Camela Widad Kraemer

Where:
Red Wiggler at the Ovid Hazen Wells Park
23400 Ridge Road (Route 27)
Germantown, Maryland 20876

When:
September 9th, 2006 Saturday
5:00pm

Cost:
$60 per person ($40 tax deductable), $20 for children 12 and under

RSVP:
(extended to)September 1

Send RSVP to our mailing adress:
PO BOX 968
Clarksburg MD 20871

Checks should be made out to Red Wiggler Community Farm and please include the names of those attending.

Some examples of silent auction items: An off season week at a beachfront Fenwick Island house that sleeps 15-20, An off season Mountain House at Deepcreek, origional artwork by local artists with a "farm country" theme, a hand painted doll house, classes in botanical illustration at Brookside Gardens, Nationals tickets, Roundhouse Theater tickets, hand made photo albums, and as always a selection of Red Wiggler's award winning garlic. ( this is only a partial list which, time permitting, will be updated again the week befor the event.) Finally there is a beutiful hand painted picnic basket being raffled again this year- thanks Mom!
-WW

10th CSA Harvest

This weeks shares will include:
20 Tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes
Potatoes
Eggplant
Okra
Summer Squash
Purple beans
And Chard

This is a message from a Saturday CSA participant- Aaron Kahn:

"We are going on vacation next week and wanted to see if anybody would be interested in switching from the Wednesday, August 16th pick up to Saturday, August 19th. We would love to be able to have our veges for our trip down to the Outer Banks. If you don't mind including this in your blog, I would appreciate it.
I can be contacted at:
akahn14@gmail.com
Thanks and see you soon. - Aaron"

9th CSA Harvest

Ohhh it is a hot one out there- 100 degrees and humid. This means our tomatoes are happy and our growers, one and all, are encouraged to hydrate throughout the harvest. This photo is one Jerry took yesterday.

This week the harvest looks like this:
Regular red tomatoes with a few heirlooms coming in
Cherry tomatoes
Zukes
Cukes
Summer Squash
Potatoes
Garlic
Green (or purple) beans
Peppers
Okra
and the First harvest of Eggplant!

For those of you following the plight of the Baltimore Checkerspot butterfly here is a link to a article in the Gazzette that describes the conservation efforts underway to enhance the habitat for our state insect. click here
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