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Every Kid Enjoys Outdoor Education in National Parks

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

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Interns Explore Careers in Sustainable Agriculture

“With it being so hard to make a living as a farmer, is it just the will to do it that keeps people farming?” That was just one of the...

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Sustainability for the Next Generation

“[My visit] made me more mindful of the products I am using and where I use it or dispose of it.” Merriam-Webster gives three definitions...

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Enlightening Consumers

by Rebecca Cecere Seward Training farmers to fill this increasing demand is at the core of the current mission of the Ecosystem Farm, but...

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Colonial Homeschool Day

Calling all homeschoolers! Join the Bolton family at the National Colonial Farm and spend the day learning about life on a small tobacco...

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Expanded Ecosystem Tour Introduces 4th Graders to the Natural Landscape of Piscataway Park

Students meet Edgar. Last December, 4th grade students from Fort Washington Forest Elementary embarked onto the National Colonial Farm at...

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Foto Friday: A Year in Photos; Looking Back Over 2012…

This Thanksgiving, we’d like to say a special thank you to our supporters for sharing in our vision of creating a space for visitors to...

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Pic of the Week #4 – June 14

If you haven’t yet met Edgar, then you are truly missing out! Edgar is our newest addition to the farm family and when he’s not feeling...