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Red Wiggler Community Farm

Red Wiggler Community Farm Red Wiggler is a sustainable care farm where people with and without developmental disabilities come together to work learn and grow healthy food. Non-Profit

03/28/2025

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be a part of the MoCo Eats Food & Beverage Showcase this weekend!

Join us on March 30 at the Hilton Rockville to enjoy local food, support small businesses and try something new. Get your tickets (which include tastings) before they’re gone at www.MoCoEats.com.

Date: March 30 from 11 am to 5pm
Location: Hilton Washington DC/Rockville, 1750 Rockville Pike

We'll also be presenting at the Hospitality Conference on Monday on the panel "Promoting Neurodiversity, Foster Accessibility, and Ensuring Inclusion in the Food Industry".

03/26/2025

March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, but recognition doesn’t end when the month does—because individuals with disabilities are valuable members of our community all year!

At Red Wiggler, our Growers Work, Learn, and Grow in every season, bringing dedication, skill, and heart to our farm and community.

03/06/2025

We are so appreciative of the funding FCIDD provided us and for this spotlight for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.

Get the full details in our most recent blog post at https://www.fcidd.org/post/making-possibilities-happen-at-red-wiggler-community-farm

Thanks to our friends at Red Wiggler Community Farm and Silver Spring Civitans !

03/05/2025

We're hiring! Please share with anyone who might be interested.

02/27/2025

🌱 The greenhouse is buzzing with new growth! 🌿 Check out these two trays—one is a classic favorite, and the other is an exciting new experiment. Can you guess what we're growing? Drop your guesses in the comments! 👇✨

02/06/2025

Feeling cooped up this winter and dreaming of getting your hands in the dirt? Want to join our inclusive community and help us grow food for Montgomery County neighbors? Come out to an upcoming volunteer orientation at the farm to learn more about joining us in the fields this season! Sign up at our website here: https://redwiggler.org/individual-volunteers/

01/29/2025

During the growing season, we distribute a lot of produce to our wonderful food assistance partners like . In the off season, we love to see how they get the food to those who need it by volunteering at their weekly food distributions.
Thanks for letting us lend a hand!

12/31/2024

Make a difference today with a gift to Red Wiggler Care Farm! Your support helps us:
🌱 Provide jobs for adults with disabilities
🥕 Share fresh, organic produce with low-income families
📚 Educate through hands-on field trips

Every dollar counts! Let’s finish the year strong together.

👉 https://redwiggler.org/donate/

Thank you for being part of our amazing community!

12/03/2024

Red Wiggler is proud to be growing the Care Farm Network (CFN), which expanded by 32% this year. Now, 311 farms are connected through CFN supporting each other and expanding inclusive farming opportunities. Donate today for Giving Tuesday to help us continue our work connecting Care Farm across the US. https://redwiggler.org/donate/

12/03/2024

Did you know Red Wiggler is committed to delivering at least half of our vegetables to low-income households? In 2024, 54% of our produce were distributed through our Farm to Food Bank Program. Join us in growing a community where everyone has access to good food by donating today! https://redwiggler.org/donate/

12/03/2024

Today is Giving Tuesday! Donate to Red Wiggler and help us meet our $10,000 goal. https://redwiggler.org/donate/

11/20/2024

Registration for the Care Farming Network National Conference is open! Join us in beautiful Amherst, Massachusetts for three days of workshops and presentations, farm tours, farmer-to-farmer networking, and community building. Visit our website to view the program and stay tuned for more about the event, January 13-15, 2025. Register before December 1st to catch early bird prices saving you $50! Limited scholarships are available, so act quickly!

“Pioneering a movement, growing a community” The Care Farming Network is excited to announce our inaugural National Care Farming Conference, taking place from January 13-15, 2025, at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. This landmark event, hosted in partnership with Red Wiggler Community...

11/01/2024

November sunrise ! Still lots of harvests ahead! 50% to food banks and 50% sold to our local supporters Stay tuned as the season winds down

10/28/2024

this morning after two or three lite frosts earlier this month

10/04/2024

It's winter squash season! Staff and volunteers worked hard this week to get our butternuts and pumpkins out of the soggy fields and into the warm and dry greenhouse to cure. These will be extra sweet and ready for soup, curries, and pie after a few weeks!

09/01/2024

28th Annual Harvest Celebration
September 14, 2024
4-7pm

Just two weeks until we celebrate together on the farm. We hope to see you there!

If you can't make it, we hope you'll show your support with a sponsorship.

https://redwiggler.org/2024-annual-harvest-celebration/

08/16/2024

28th Annual Harvest Celebration
September 14, 2024
4-7pm

You are invited to join us for our 28th Annual Harvest Celebration!

This annual celebration is a chance for our friends, volunteers, staff, and growers to acknowledge the hard work that went into another successful season and raise funds for the next season.

The event is a fun time and takes place in the big historic barn, under a big white tent, and the lawn surrounding it.

Your ticket includes:

- Food Trucks
- Two drink tickets (for attendees 21+ years of age)
- Live music
- Farm tour (weather permitting)
- Farm market
- Presentation ceremony to honor and recognize the work of our Growers, volunteers, and staff

Can't join us? Show your support by becoming a sponsor!

https://redwiggler.org/2024-annual-harvest-celebration/

07/26/2024

Join us from 12-4pm TOMORROW Saturday July 27th for the Montgomery County Farm Tour!

Come check out what we have in the fields and enjoy a day outside.

We hope to see you at the farm:

23400 Ridge Road
Germantown, Md 20876

See more information about other participating farms here:

You can also explore the County's Ag Reserve and/or Farms anytime by checking out the 3 self-driving tours found below this map!

Address

23400 Ridge Road
Germantown, MD
20876

Website

https://redwiggler.org/

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Rain! Finally!! #wewilltakewhatwecanget

It's #FlashbackFriday today! Here are some photos from 2012! . #Year2012 #10YearsAgo #CelebrateDifferences #Inclusion #InclusionMatters #MeaningfulEmployment #MeaningfulWork #NotBroken #EmploymentFirst #IntellectualDisability #IntellectualDisabilities #UnexpectedFarmers #SupportLocal #Farmers #Essential #CareFarming #SocialCareFarming #CareFarm #CareFarmInEveryCounty #OrganicFarming #Community #WorkLearnGrow #RedWigglerCommunityFarm

Brandon and the Mower

Today is the start of the 2021 National Horticultural Therapy Week! As a Social Care Farm, Red Wiggler Community Farm believes in the healing power of farming, gardening, and nature; and we have seen how it can change people’s lives. Check out this video of one of our Growers, Brandon, and his experience with the lawn mower. Brandon is a pro now with the mower and feels proud of his work. (Credit: Video by BitterSweet Monthly.) . #NationalHTweek2021 #HorticulturalTherapy #TherapeuticHorticulture #CelebrateHT #InclusionMatters #MeaningfulEmployment #NotBroken #EmploymentFirst #IntellectualDisability #IntellectualDisabilities #FoodWithAMission #UnexpectedFarmers #SupportLocal #KnowYourFood #KnowYourFarmer #AutismAwareness #Neurodiversity #COVIDCantStopGood #farmers #essential #CareFarming #SocialCareFarming #CareFarm #OrganicFarming #community #nonprofit #WorkLearnGrow #BitterweeekMonthly #AmericanHortTherapy #RedWigglerCommunityFarm

2019 Holiday Bowling Party -- Nuno bowling

Check out Grower Nuno's awesome bowling technique from our 2019 Holiday Bowling Party! The holiday party was a blast, and THANK YOU again to everyone for your continued support of Red Wiggler! We look forward to a great 2020, and hope to see you this coming year!! #WorkLearnGrow #grateful #thankyou

Social Care Farming Provides Meaningful Work

Social Care Farming empowers people with special needs and provides opportunities for meaningful work and employment. Red Wiggler is excited to be a part of a growing Social Care Farming Movement and to join other Social Care Farms at the Farm-Based Education Network Conference this Nov 8-12, 2019. Register by Friday, Oct 4! https://www.farmbasededucation.org/aboutconference Check out our growing list of Social Care Farms! Red Wiggler Community Farm Germantown, MD A Farm Less Ordinary Bluemont, VA Blawesome Chapel Hill, NC Bittersweet Farms Whitehouse, OH Camphill Village USA Camphill Village Kimberton Hills Phoenixville, PA Cura Personalis Project - CPP Montgomery County, MD Madison Fields Dickerson, MD Desert Survivors Inc. Tucson, AZ ELIJA Farm Huntington Station, NY Full Pocket Farm Montpelier, VA Green Bridge Growers Mishawaka, IN Kahumana Organic Farm & Cafe Waianae, HI Oasisfarm Gaithersburg, MD DeKalb County Community Gardens DeKalb, IL Frank Community Farm Henrico, VA Homefields Incorporated Millersville, PA Homestead Farm Center Grafton, WV Langton Green Community Farm Millersville, MD Lynchburg Grows Lynchburg, VA Legacy Farms Leesburg, VA Lettuce Work Albany, OH Peacehaven Community Farm Whitsett, NC Smile Farms Inc. Mineola,NY SustainAbility Farm Accord, NY TALMAR Baltimore, MD Old School Farm Nashville, TN Trellis Center Ellensburg, WA The Southeastern Social Care Farming Collective Vertical Harvest of Jackson Hole Jackson, WY Cultivate Jackson, WY The Center for Discovery Harris, NY Empowering Gardens, Inc. Forest Park,IL Oasis Farm, Red Bank NJ Redbank, NJ #notbroken #socialcarefarming #meaningfulemployment #inclusionmatters #employmentfirst #worklearngrow #carefarming

Happening now! Head over to Leisure World Interfaith Chapel for our last market there this season. Ends at 11:00! #carefarming #localfood #farmersmarket

Thanks to The Southeastern Social Care Farming Collective for sharing this movie about Care Farming. You can find it on IndieFlix: bit.ly/2IupXUp We are excited to be hosting the first ever Mid-Atlantic Care Farming Summit, Tues, Oct 16th with Future Harvest - Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture. Care farming is the therapeutic use of farming practices for health, social, or educational purposes for vulnerable groups of people. For more info: http://bit.ly/2y7POwG This full-day summit will focus on care farming for the benefit of individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities. #worklearngrow #carefarming #socialcarefarming #inclusionmatters #employmentfirst #competitiveemployment #meaningfulemployment #notbroken

'Brandon and the Lawn Mower' - Bittersweet Monthly

Red Wiggler is the topic of Bittersweet Monthly's September issue. We so enjoyed hosting the Bittersweet Creative team on the farm this past month as they met with our dedicated growers, staff & volunteers to learn about how we create meaningful work opportunities and make healthy food accessible for people with disabilities. Press play on the video featuring Grower Brandon Vreeland. Check out the full article here: https://bittersweetmonthly.com/stories/red-wiggler

Spring Week 3 brought to you by Gerardo and Nuno! #WorkLearnGrow #CSA

Join us for Farm to Fork!

Farm to Fork Dinner tickets are now available! Thanks to Tessemae's for creating this video which captures the event so beautifully. To purchase tickets visit: https://redwiggler.org/farm-to-fork-2018/

Leisure World 2017

Come join us this Thursday at our Market at Leisure World! We are there 9AM-11AM Thursdays in August. Location: Interfaith Chapel at Leisure World 3680 South Leisure World Blvd. Silver Spring, MD 20906

A beautiful share for week 5 of our Spring CSA! #CSA #WorkLearnGrow #carefarming #beets #eatyourcolors #organicfarming

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Our Story

Red Wiggler Community Farm is a sustainable farm and recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides meaningful employment and healthy food for adults with developmental disabilities (our “Growers”). Although Red Wiggler has grown significantly since its founding in 1996, our vision of inclusion has remained the same. From day 1, we have been focused on linking customers to Growers with developmental disabilities through the business of growing and selling high-quality, home-grown, organic vegetables. Today, Red Wiggler is a sustainable farm where people with and without developmental disabilities come together to work, learn, and grow healthy food.