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    What’s Growing On?: Matt’s Garden
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Feb 13, 2014
    • 2 min

    What’s Growing On?: Matt’s Garden

    According to Matt, this early Native American platform used by the hunter-gatherer communities of the Potomac will support runner beans and be surrounded by Jerusalem artichokes and groundnuts. When taking on the Museum Garden, chief interpreter at the colonial farm Matt Mattingly added “master gardener” to his repertoire of extraordinary gifts and talents. Matt has been working hard this winter to transform the interpretation of the Museum Garden, which is located in the par
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    Finding the Heart of Food
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Aug 5, 2013
    • 2 min

    Finding the Heart of Food

    by Rebecca Cecere Seward To name a few of our relevant examples, tomatoes and watermelon contain lycopene, an antioxidant that can contribute to skin and heart health. All the orange vegetables (squash, sweet potatoes, etc.) contain beta carotene which is also an antioxidant and contributes to healthy cell development and regeneration. Both of these are carotenoids, and another carotenoid is lutein, great for the eyes, and present in zucchini, greens, and blueberries. As anti
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