{"id":527,"date":"2021-06-30T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/?p=527"},"modified":"2025-08-05T10:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T14:37:43","slug":"a-farm-less-ordinary-ribbon-cutting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/a-farm-less-ordinary-ribbon-cutting\/","title":{"rendered":"A Farm Less Ordinary: Ribbon Cutting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On June 14, 2021, A Farm Less Ordinary (AFLO)<\/strong><\/a> held a ribbon cutting celebration for AFLO North, their new Lovettsville location in Loudoun County, VA. This was a momentous occasion for all, and the expansion of AFLO reaffirmed Red Wiggler\u2019s and the Care Farming Network\u2019s vision of helping others establish a Care Farm in their communities, so that there\u2019s a Care Farm in every county across the nation.

Back in 2017, Maya Weschler and Greg Masucci, Co-Founders of AFLO, first consulted with Woody Woodroof (Red Wiggler’s Executive Director and Founder) on how to start their own Care Farm for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. On her first visit to Red Wiggler, Maya recalls seeing Red Wiggler and all its many wheel hoes, thinking “Wow, this is a REAL farm.”   After some initial phone consultations and in person visits, Maya and Greg participated in Future Harvest CASA’s mentorship program<\/a> to be mentored formally by Red Wiggler.   As part of this program, Maya and Greg learned from Woody the ins and outs of starting a non-profit Care Farm and also sat down and talked with Red Wiggler\u2019s then Farm Manager, Andrea Barnhart, to discuss day-to-day field operations, planting schedules and dates, and how to track grower goals. As the years progressed, Maya and Greg continually relied on their connection with Red Wiggler staff to ask questions and guide their new farm operation. Today, much of the structure of AFLO is patterned after Red Wiggler\u2019s terminology, operations, and vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Loudoun Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis J. Randall kicked off AFLO North\u2019s ribbon cutting ceremonies, and attendees also heard from Loudoun Supervisor Caleb Kershner and the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce\u2019s President Tony Howard. (Credit: the below videos are from AFLO’s Facebook page and posts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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