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Accokeek Foundation

Apr 23, 20153 min read

Accokeek Foundation Joins Temple Hills Farmers’ Market in Celebrating 5th Year of Sustainabili

Nigel the Lamb is a heritage breed Hog Island Sheep who lives on the farm in Accokeek. The Accokeek Foundation helps to preserve the...

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Accokeek Foundation

Jan 16, 20152 min read

Learn how to farm with a Ecosystem Farm workshare

The Accokeek Foundation is seeking workshare volunteers for the growing season. If you are interested in the principles of sustainable...

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Inaugural Festival Provides Food for Thought

Accokeek Foundation

Oct 26, 20142 min read

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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Support Maryland Farms and Commit to Buying Local This July

Accokeek Foundation

Jul 19, 20142 min read

Support Maryland Farms and Commit to Buying Local This July

Last weekend we celebrated the many ways that Prince George’s County is rich in both cultural and natural resources. Thank you to...

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From the Field: Ecosystem Farm Market Week 2

Accokeek Foundation

Jun 20, 20142 min read

From the Field: Ecosystem Farm Market Week 2

Last week was the opening weekend of the Ecosystem Farm Market which offers fresh, organic produce to the public every Saturday from 10...

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Accokeek Foundation

Jun 16, 20141 min read

The Kerouac Crusaders: Cross-Country Travelling Volunteers

Crusaders, Erika “Riks” Enriquez and Nicole “Nics” Fleming, are spending the summer of 2014 travelling across the U.S., visiting 15...

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From the Field: On Farm Market Season Opening Weekend at the Ecosystem Farm

Accokeek Foundation

Jun 13, 20142 min read

From the Field: On Farm Market Season Opening Weekend at the Ecosystem Farm

I am extremely excited about this weekend! Tomorrow (aka: Saturday) will be the season opening of our on farm market, and I can’t wait to...

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Accokeek Foundation

Aug 5, 20132 min read

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...

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Accokeek Foundation

Jun 25, 20132 min read

What’s Growing on the Ecosystem Farm?

The farm crew preps the fields for planting by laying plastic which helps to maintain soil moisture and temperature, while aiding in weed...

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Accokeek Foundation

May 18, 20122 min read

The Satisfactions of Farming

by Becky Seward, Ecosystem Farm Manager (Written to the CSA community and published in this week’s edition of Field Notes.) I write to...

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