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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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Nov 16, 20121 min read


Recipe: Peanut Egg Noodle Tatsoi
— Farmer Becky Ingredients 6 cups, Tatsoi (or Bok Choy or Spinach), raw-chopped 1.5 cup, Carrots, raw, chopped 3 cloves, Garlic 2...

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Nov 16, 20121 min read


On Finding the Fields Frozen
by Farmer Becky At the time when the hurricane was upgraded, I realized the tomatoes were goners. We had watched them flounder in the dry...

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Nov 13, 20122 min read


In Circles
by Blain Snipstal In the field notes that the reader is most familiar with, we, the collection of writers, usually write from the...

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Nov 2, 20122 min read
Boundaries
by Blain Snipstal 1. We all take things for granted. 2. We all have assumptions about the way the ‘world’ works and the ways we work...

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Oct 22, 20122 min read


Countless Green
by Becky Seward This is a poem I wrote in 2006 for my undergraduate thesis at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, but I still find it...

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Oct 16, 20121 min read


Preserving the Season
by Sky Harman Last time I wrote, I spoke of looking forward to the future and what meaning is gleaned from the act. As the cool weather...

Accokeek Foundation
Oct 9, 20122 min read


Sweet on Honey
HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply it on bread instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for...

Accokeek Foundation
Oct 3, 20124 min read


Brandon Burton, Director of Facilities and Natural Resources
Email Brandon at bburton@accokeek.org. #staff

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Oct 2, 20121 min read



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Oct 2, 20121 min read


Roasted Cherry Tomato Soup
from earthandstyleblog.com Ingredients 4-6 cups of cherry tomatoes 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 medium sized onions, cut into...

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Sep 24, 20121 min read


A Change is Going to Come
by Sky Harman, Farm Apprentice Tonight a chill is in the air. For a week or so now, the chilled nights, the cold mornings require long...

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Sep 17, 20122 min read


Food Is Everywhere
by Becky Seward, Ecosystem Farm Manager Every plant we grow on the farm began somewhere in the evolutionary scheme of things as a wild...

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Sep 11, 20122 min read
Notes from the Field: A School of Motion
Envision, Plan, Plant and Cultivate. Seed, Water, Weed and Observe. Harvest! by Blain Snipstal, Farm Assistant View Field Notes Movement...

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Sep 4, 20123 min read


Foto Friday: Figgy Pudding (or something like that)
Some Saturdays (the third to be precise), one may enjoy a presentation of the traditional Maryland dishes, or Foodways, dating from the...

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Aug 31, 20121 min read


Accokeek Foundation Receives Ticket to Ride Grant for School Tours
ACCOKEEK FOUNDATION AT PISCATAWAY PARK ANJELA BARNES, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER OUTREACH@ACCOKEEK.ORG | 301-283-2113 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...

Accokeek Foundation
Aug 28, 20123 min read


Volunteers Wanted: Join the Cast of Ghostly Characters from Maryland’s Past
Returning for its third year, Twilight Tales invites visitors to tour the “haunted” National Colonial Farm as night descends over the...

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Aug 24, 20121 min read


The Patterns of the Farm
by Sky Harman, Ecosystem Farm Apprentice (An article written for our CSA Members and published in this week’s Field Notes. Download this...

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Aug 20, 20122 min read


Foto Friday: Mozzarella Braid
Have you ever seen such a beautiful braid of cheese before? So beautiful you almost don’t want to eat it. Almost. Last weekend, a dozen...

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Aug 10, 20121 min read


The National Colonial Farm Museum Theater Program Presents “That’s Entertainment: The Po
For Immediate Release: July 19, 2012 2012 Museum Theater interns (from left to right); Jeremy Hunter, Kelsey Jonas, Alyshia Bradley, and...

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Jul 19, 20121 min read
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