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Piscataway Park | National Colonial Farm

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    Come Dye With Us: Avocados
    Kaylin Beach
    • Oct 13, 2021
    • 4 min

    Come Dye With Us: Avocados

    With our annual "Come Dye With Us" program coming up on October 23rd, we thought it may be fun to throwback to last year's dye day. We...
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    Hear Us, See Us: We Are More Than One Month
    Shemika Berry
    • Jan 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Hear Us, See Us: We Are More Than One Month

    A new series of virtual lectures to discuss the importance of talking about all history, all year.
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    Wedding Announcement: Sir Nigel Nicely and Lady Aster
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Feb 12, 2019
    • 1 min

    Wedding Announcement: Sir Nigel Nicely and Lady Aster

    Born on February 25, 2015, to Nuget, Nigel’s small stature (a mere two pounds) required he received extra care from farm staff. As staff...
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    Food Waste and Fun?
    Accokeek Foundation
    • May 20, 2016
    • 3 min

    Food Waste and Fun?

    by Andrea Jones, Director of Programs and Visitor Engagement The issue Each year the average American family of four throws away $2,200...
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    That’s a Wrap! Lattes with Lambs
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Apr 7, 2016
    • 2 min

    That’s a Wrap! Lattes with Lambs

    In like a lion and out like a lamb. No, I’m not talking about the month of April, but last Saturday’s annual Lattes with Lambs event at...
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    Accokeek Foundation
    • Sep 1, 2015
    • 2 min

    Accokeek Foundation Brings Together Food Recovery Leaders at Annual Food for Thought Festival

    Accokeek, MD—Up to 40% of the food produced in the U.S. never gets eaten. From losses at the farm to waste in the home, Americans are...
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    Valentine’s Day Great Backyard Bird Count at the Visitor Center
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jan 26, 2015
    • 1 min

    Valentine’s Day Great Backyard Bird Count at the Visitor Center

    Love truly IS for the Birds this February! National Bird Feeding Month, and with the Great Backyard Bird Count taking place February 13...
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    Inaugural Festival Provides Food for Thought
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Oct 26, 2014
    • 2 min

    Inaugural Festival Provides Food for Thought

    Board member, Amanda Truett with “King Corn” costume winner, Frank Pipitone. Whether it was crunching on cricket bars, running a food...
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    The Show Must Go On!
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Oct 15, 2013
    • 1 min

    The Show Must Go On!

    We began recruiting volunteers for this year’s Twilight Tales over the summer, and the dedicated group of people who answered our call...
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    Harvest Festival: The Way of Food
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 25, 2013
    • 1 min

    Harvest Festival: The Way of Food

    Fee for food, general admission is free. For more information contact info@accokeek.org or visit www.accokeek.org. #agriculture...
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    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 13, 2013
    • 5 min

    Celebrate Summer with a Festival for Water Enthusiasts on June 22

    What a better way to introduce a new dock and kayak launch at Piscataway Park than to throw a party?! The Accokeek Foundation is very...
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    Accokeek Foundation
    • Feb 25, 2013
    • 1 min

    Botany Study Group

    Meeting monthly, this instructor-led botany study group will learn about the major plant families, while focusing on identification...
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    Food Justice Series Speakers
    abarnes86
    • Nov 10, 2011
    • 2 min

    Food Justice Series Speakers

    The following are the invited speakers to present on the panel during the next installment of the Food Justice Series held at Busboys and...
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    The Hog Blog: A Hog’s-Eye View of Twilight Tales
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Nov 7, 2011
    • 2 min

    The Hog Blog: A Hog’s-Eye View of Twilight Tales

    by Sally The haunted farm house--complete with frightening Jack-o-Lantern. Rocky and I have the best hog’s-eye view of our favorite event...
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    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 21, 2011
    • 1 min

    Weekend Vignettes

    Sunday, July 24, 2011 – Leading up to our Colonial Day: Crime and Punishment event our Museum Theatre Interns will be performing weekend...
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    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 7, 2011
    • 1 min

    A Successful Launch of the Captain John Smith Geotrail

    This past Saturday, June 4, was National Trails Day and the Accokeek Foundation joined forces with the National Park Service and its...
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    The Hog Blog: A Hog’s-Eye View of Children’s Day
    Accokeek Foundation
    • May 26, 2011
    • 2 min

    The Hog Blog: A Hog’s-Eye View of Children’s Day

    by “Sally” Rocky and Sally on the National Colonial Farm. When word came down that this year’s Children’s Day would be celebrating the...
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    Seeing Green on the Silver Screen: Free Summer Film Series
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Apr 27, 2011
    • 3 min

    Seeing Green on the Silver Screen: Free Summer Film Series

    This summer, the Accokeek Foundation Center for Agricultural and Environmental Stewardship will launch a film series that spotlights...
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    Spring Launch of Sprouts
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Apr 26, 2011
    • 1 min

    Spring Launch of Sprouts

    Participants in April's session of Sprouts learned about little seeds and green leaves of spinach. With the sun out and the earth warm,...
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