Hello again, everyone! I hope you enjoyed reading about three great resources for kids to learn about dirt and soil. If you missed it,...

From time to time, we get asked for help with homework, research problems, and burning questions from the public. So, we thought we’d...

Here at the Accokeek Foundation, we love digging into a good book, particularly if there is something we can learn from it. It's only...

Decorated Love Letter c.1809 (Free Library of Philadelphia) It’s easy to assume—looking down the seasonal aisles of the grocery store at...

It’s January 6th, and if you’re particularly organized, you might have packed away all of your Christmas decorations by now. But does...

Using tools like these, it's possible to deliver programs that educate audiences about the truth of our history

A comparison of fleeces from three different types of fiber animals—alpaca, Hog Island sheep, and Romney/Corriedale sheep

Hello everyone! We hope you enjoyed yesterday’s post on some recommended books to get you started in the garden. If not, you can find it...

So, this post is sort of a part one. Today is International Plant Appreciation Day and with it being #TuesdayTales and all, we thought we...

Today is National Handmade Day, which celebrates the love and thought that goes into handmade products. The heritage breed Hog Island...

Did you know that we use the wool produced by our Hog Island Sheep to make yarn? Volunteers shear the wool, process it, spin it, and dye...

Here is a list of tips, tricks, resources, and educational information around the shoreline cleanups done here at the Accokeek Foundation.

Johnny Appleseed, whose real name was John Chapman, is famous for planting apple trees in the American “west,” which 250 years ago meant...

We’re well in to the winter holiday season, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still enjoy pumpkin, right?

We have been digging deep into tobacco culture and we have heard the stories of staff, community members, and experts alike.

It’s the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, and we’ve partnered with our neighbor, the Alice Ferguson Foundation, to create Earth Day Bingo!...

by Ashley Thompson, Director of Education and Interpretation “Trees are nature for all of us.” – First Grader, Montpelier Elementary...

On June 7, the blueberries weren’t quite ripe yet. A few weeks before, eight students lovingly weeded and side-dressed the blueberry...

Protecting the space-time continuum isn’t normally a task trusted to elementary school kids. However, on the Eco-Explorers: Colonial Time...

Did you know that food makes up the largest percentage of waste in US landfills? On average, we toss 40% of our food in the trashcan,...