2009 CSA Lottery Open

While our return rate for CSA customers is 89% from our 2008 customers we are expanding the program and we have about 30 shares to open to the general public for the 2009 season. This year in hopes of fairness, we are holding a lottery on Thursday January 22nd with all submitted applications and $50 checks. See our CSA page and then follow this link (link removed 01/22/09) to download the 2009 Registration form. At this writing we have received 20 applications for the 30 open spaces. So if you have had trouble joining our CSA in the past this may just be your year to join.
Thank you- Red Wiggler Community Farm

Customer Testimonials

It's great when someone says nice things about you. It always is. Here's what some of our customers have said about us.

"The season was a total success for us......excellent quality, quantity and variety. The weekly trips to the farm are also a bonus.............it's a little oasis. The CSA has definitely broadened our vegetable experience and helped make us healthier consumers. Thank you!"

"We treasure our participation in an endeavor so obviously a labor of love: love of the earth and for all her people. We speak to friends of Red Wiggler as our farm (easily said by those who don't sweat or freeze in the fields!) because we feel such a part of the enterprise. We don't see ourselves as customers exchanging cash for product. We don't care if we are receiving maximum value in the trade of money for produce. Much of the value comes from supporting good people doing good work. Well, that, and also opening up a jar of our Wiggler Red Sauce or Salsa on a winter night and tasting the warmth of the summer past and the promise of the summer to come."

"I look forward to coming to Red Wiggler every week! I love to pick the fresh flowers and herbs--it is such a quiet and beautiful farm. Having the variety of produce in the shares has caused me to grow in how I cook and the menus that I plan. We eat much less processed and "fast food" because I plan our meals around the food in our shares, and we don't need that type of food anymore. We also eat more "lower on the food-chain foods" because veggies and fruits are such a large part of the meals. I think it is important for my children to be connected to how their food is grown, and I think it is important for them to learn how important it is to care for the earth. We discuss how organic methods are good for the earth, the animals and insects and of course our bodies. I also like the opportunity to participate in providing meaningful work for developmentally disabled adults and share that message with my kids, as well. I hope that as my children get older, they will want to volunteer and share in this important work. This is the first year I participated in the extended share and I am very glad that I did. My family is sad that we won't have the fresh "farm-food" for the next few months!"

"Participating in the Red Wiggler CSA has reinforced for me the conviction that agriculture can be a viable part of our local economy, even in a growing and highly developed area like Montgomery County; has reassured me that there are many people in the area who care about agriculture and healthy food; has encouraged me to cook and eat seasonally, and seek out new ways to prepare the produce we receive; and has led me to look into movements related to the CSA movement such as Slow Food and local economies."

Wow! Thanks!
-red wiggler

Red Wiggler CSA shares open to the public!

Merry Greetings to All,

We're excited to post that roughly 30 shares in our 2009 CSA season are open to the public!

We've had a return rate close to 75% from our 2008 customers and thus have about 30 shares to open to the general public for the 2009 season. This year in hopes of fairness, we are holding a lottery the week of January 19th with all submitted applications and $50 checks. If you are interested please read our CSA page and then follow this link to download the 2009 Registration form.

Please read the entire document. We hope to hear from you!

-Red Wiggler

Winter Arrives at Red Wiggler

Our 26 week regular and extended CSA harvest season is now over and we are beginning to reflect on our 2008 growing season. Some of the growers will be on the farm in December as we glean the remaining turnips and collards for Manna Food Center. Volunteers are already lined up to make those deliverys. We are greatful for a healthy and abundant 2008 growing season! Thanks to all of you who have supported us this year and we hope that we will see you in 2009!
Cheers- Woody Woodroof, Director

Last of the Last--Extended Week #5

Dang, it's freezing out here today! My fingers have been numb pretty much all day long. I really appreciate that this is the last harvest of the year. I hope you do too, or maybe a little sad to see the veggies go away, but excited about the possibilities of a new 2009 season.

Here's what we've rounded up this week:

Garlic-take it away!
Turnips
Carrots
Radishes
Kale/Collards/Chard
Bagged greens of some sort
dill

Thanks for all your support!

Extended Season Harvest #4

Hello!

We had the day off yesterday to observe Veteran's Day, so all the harvesting was done this morning making your veggies extra fresh this afternoon.
It's hard to imagine that we've got just one more week left of extended season! At times, it's gone by so fast and yet, I'm truly ready for a good bout of time off.

Harvest:
Braising Mix
Arugula
Hakurei Turnips (white ones)
Scarlet &/or Purple Top Turnips
Radishes
Kale or Collards
The last of the PEPPERS
Hot Peppers
Baby Head Lettuce or Kohlrabi
Winter Squash or a Baby Bear Pie Pumpkin
Garlic--3 heads!!

-adrienne

Extended Harvest #3 2008

Wow, what excitement last night. I hope you all got a chance to vote yesterday. I hope that our new Farmer-in-Chief sets the tone for some exciting trends for agriculture in America. But, this farmer brings you the harvest today, which includes the following:

Arugula
Braising Mix
Kale/Collards/Chard
Turnips
Radishes
Peppers
Eggplants
Hot Peppers
Kohlrabi &/or bok choy
Winter squash or pie pumkin

-adrienne