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Cows Are My Passion
To quote Charles Dickens, “Cows are my passion.” I have been passionate about cows ever since I was a toddler, when my parents would...
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Feb 17, 20123 min
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow: An Inspirational Farewell from Your Farmers
Guest post by your 2011 Ecosystem Farm Farmers, Courtney and Colette Buchholtz “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and...
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Feb 4, 20121 min
The Story of Three Little Pigs
by Polly Festa Last week I trekked all the way to West Virginia. “Why?” You may ask. Well, our good ol’ friend, the Red Baron (aka: the...
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Nov 22, 20111 min
A New Addition to the Barnyard!
Barnyard Blog by Polly Festa It’s a boy. That’s right, Lynn of the National Colonial Farm and Meadow Brook Gabe are proud to announce...
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Nov 4, 20116 min
Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 25
This Week’s Harvest Fennel Green Bell Peppers Garlic Lemongrass Cabbage Leeks Turnips (Hakurei) Radishes Arugula Mizuna Lettuce (Red...
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Oct 28, 20115 min
Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 24
This Week’s Harvest Garlic Dill Lettuce Kale Scallions Carrots Radishes By Courtney Buchholtz This is the weather we have been waiting...
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Oct 21, 20115 min
Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 23
This Week’s Harvest Basil Garlic Arugula Mizuna Scallions Fennel Lettuce Sweet Bell Peppers By Courtney Buchholtz Another week has passed...
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Oct 20, 20112 min
Cows on Capitol Hill!
As a feature of our blog, our livestock manager, Polly Festa will be providing updates from the barnyard once a month. This month, she...
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Oct 14, 20114 min
Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 22
This Week’s Harvest Fennel Frond Scallions Arugula or Mizuna Green Cabbage By Colette Buchholtz Each week, we seem to hem and haw over...
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Oct 12, 20112 min
Hog Blog: Blue Ribbon Calves in Charles County
by Lorelei and Jujubee Hi, my name is Lorelei. I am 9 months old. In human years that’s like being 9 years old. I was the Best of Show...
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Oct 11, 20112 min
The Greenhorns Film and Young Farmers Highlight Food Day Event
DC Metro Area Food and Farming Leaders to Converge on Accokeek Farm Accokeek, MD – The Greenhorns, a national grassroots nonprofit...
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Oct 7, 20112 min
Hog Blog: Road Trippin’ Cows
by Sally Well, I never. Cows on a road trip? That’s what happened here on the farm last week. Two of the Milking Devon heifers, Lorelei...
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Sep 30, 20113 min
Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 21
This Week’s Harvest Dill Cilantro Garlic Radishes Baby Leeks Arugula or Mizuna Butternut Squash By Courtney Buchholtz And so the sun...
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Sep 22, 20114 min
Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 20
This Week’s Harvest Garlic Onions Peppers Beans Radishes Tomatoes Fennel Fronds Winter Squash (Delicata and Acorn) By Courtney Buchholtz...
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Sep 16, 20114 min
Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 19
This Week’s Harvest Beans (Dragon Tongue) Scallions Garlic Onions Cilantro Tomatoes Potatoes Squash (Delicata) As the fields begin to...
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Sep 13, 20111 min
The Best in Show: Dairy Cattle Show
The heifers are ready to compete in the milking devon class at the Charles County Fair this week. Good luck ladies! At least we think so....
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Sep 2, 20113 min
Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 18
This Week’s Harvest Garlic Dried Onions Beans Peppers Tomatoes Summer Squash Potatoes Close to one week later, Irene is still the most...
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Aug 26, 20113 min
Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 17
This Week’s Harvest Leeks Dried Onions Garlic Frond Fennel Beans Figs Peppers Tomatoes Summer Squash Potatoes While we strive for...
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Aug 19, 20114 min
Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 16
This Week’s Harvest Garlic Dried Onions Beans Chard Figs Basil or Cilantro Peppers Tomatoes Summer Squash Potatoes While we strive for...
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Aug 16, 20112 min
The Indispensable Honeybee
Inside one of the Ecosystem Farm's four honeybee hives. During this time of bright sunshine and bountiful harvests from farms and gardens...
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