Our Mission
We create fertile ground to nourish a healthy and inclusive community.
This vision has us serving four different "target populations". This approach creates a vibrant, dynamic and inclusive community farm where each participant has a place at the table.
1. Meaningful employment for adults with developmental disabilities
Our growers - adults with developmental disabilities - plant, care for,
harvest our crops and meet the customers who buy their produce. For many
of our growers, their relationship with Red Wiggler goes back 8 years and
provides them with employment as well as vocational satisfactions they would
not otherwise enjoy. Adults with developmentally disabilities are our primary
target population.
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2. Educational opportunities through "service learning" for area youth
Youth with and without disabilities join the farm team to ensure that our
vegetables and flowers are given what they need. They help with harvests
and often glean food from the fields for delivery to area food banks.
Service Learning opportunities are incorporated with educational lessons
about environmental stewardship issues. Area youth are our second target
population.
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3. Environmental stewardship
We actively preserve open farmland, create and maintain fertile ground
using sustainable agricultural practices and open our doors to groups
interested in visiting our farm to see how we make it all happen in
concert with nature. Those who participate in our CSA program and the
general public who learn from Red Wiggler about environmentally friendly
farming practices are the third target population.
4. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
In Febuary of 2006 our Board of Directors voted to include our Community
Supported Agriculture (CSA) in our Mission Statement. Our CSA program really
is the backbone of our activities at Red Wiggler. The CSA is the vehicle
that propels us towards our Vision of creating a healthy and inclusive
community.
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