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    Visitors From Abroad Explore Tourism in Piscataway Park
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 27, 2011
    • 3 min

    Visitors From Abroad Explore Tourism in Piscataway Park

    Delegates from the former Soviet Union walk the Pumpkin Ash Trail. Earlier this month, close to 20 tourism experts from the former Soviet...
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    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 8
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 24, 2011
    • 3 min

    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 8

    This Week’s Harvest Green Garlic Green Onions Beets Cabbage Summer Squash Cucumbers Tomatoes While we strive for consistency at the...
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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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    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 7
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 17, 2011
    • 4 min

    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 7

    This Week’s Harvest Scallions or Green Onions Lettuce Chard Beets Radishes or Kohlrabi Cucumbers Tomatoes While we strive for consistency...
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    Pic of the Week #4 – June 14
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 14, 2011
    • 1 min

    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...
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    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 6
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 10, 2011
    • 4 min

    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 6

    This Week’s Harvest Parsley Garlic Scapes Head Lettuce Green Onions Cucumbers Summer Squash Kohlrabi Beets While we strive for...
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    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 8, 2011
    • 2 min

    What’s in a Viewshed?

    by Ryan Walker, Land Conservation Specialist Everything! A viewshed is simply the area that is or could be visible from any particular...
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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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    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 5
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 3, 2011
    • 4 min

    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 5

    This Week’s Harvest Beets Scallions Salad Mix Head Lettuce Chervil Pak Choi Kohlrabi Snap Peas Strawberries Summer Squash While we strive...
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    The Hog Blog: Sally’s Film Debut
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 1, 2011
    • 1 min

    The Hog Blog: Sally’s Film Debut

    I have to say I’m a little “p.o.’d” (piggy offended) that no one told me about the film shoot that happened last Tuesday. The first I...
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    “Where’s The Beef?” Foodways Found it This Month
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 1, 2011
    • 2 min

    “Where’s The Beef?” Foodways Found it This Month

    It was a fairly warm Saturday on the National Colonial Farm but under the shade of a poplar tree the Accokeek Foundation held its monthly...
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    Pic of the Week #3 – May 31
    Accokeek Foundation
    • May 31, 2011
    • 1 min

    Pic of the Week #3 – May 31

    This week’s Pic of the Week photo was taken during an educational film shoot on the National Colonial Farm. Can you think of a great...
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    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 4
    Accokeek Foundation
    • May 27, 2011
    • 4 min

    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 4

    This Week’s Harvest Dill Scallions Garlic Scapes Head Lettuce Broccoli Pak Choi Kohlrabi Snap Peas Strawberries Summer Squash While we...
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    A Bad Day to Be a Tadpole
    Accokeek Foundation
    • May 27, 2011
    • 3 min

    A Bad Day to Be a Tadpole

    by Wilton Corkern, President On any given day this time of year a traveler along Bryan Point Road will almost surely see a Great Blue...
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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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    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 3
    Accokeek Foundation
    • May 20, 2011
    • 4 min

    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 3

    This Week’s Harvest Cilantro Scallions Pea Vine Green Garlic Salad Mix Head Lettuce or Pak Choi Summer Squash While we strive for...
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    We Take It, You Name It: Pic of the Week – May 17
    Accokeek Foundation
    • May 17, 2011
    • 1 min

    We Take It, You Name It: Pic of the Week – May 17

    A few weeks ago, we rolled out a Caption Contest for the photographs selected for Pic of the Week. Each week, staff members tour the...
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    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 2
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    • May 13, 2011
    • 4 min

    Field Notes: Volume 16, Number 2

    This Week’s Harvest Dill Scallions Pak Choi Turnips Radishes Strawberries Summer squash We ask that our SHAREholders please keep in mind...
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    A Walk in the Park: Springtime Meanderings
    Accokeek Foundation
    • May 11, 2011
    • 1 min

    A Walk in the Park: Springtime Meanderings

    Some days it’s just too BEAUTIFUL to be stuck indoors. Today was one of those days–mid 70s and sunny with a slight breeze. Perfect! So I...
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    High-Tech Treasure Hunt Set to Launch June 4, 2011
    Accokeek Foundation
    • May 10, 2011
    • 4 min

    High-Tech Treasure Hunt Set to Launch June 4, 2011

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2011 Captain John Smith Geotrail features over 40 Chesapeake sites in Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware...
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