Artwork created by sixth-grade students from Capital City Public Charter School. As the world finds itself facing widespread...

The Accokeek Foundation Visitor Center reopened earlier this month with a brand new look and a brand new turtle. Edgar is a...

Sustainable Harvest Our farm is more than an organic farm–it is a sustainable farm. And the goals behind sustainability (environmental...

Museum Theatre Internship – Summer 2011 The Accokeek Foundation in Maryland is now accepting applications for its 2011 Museum Theatre...

The Accokeek Foundation is seeking a Manager for its Livestock and Pastures program. The Manager will serve as a faculty member of the ...

As spring arrives at the Accokeek Foundation, so too have fresh eggs, as our chickens have begun once again to lay. These black and white...

by Wilton Corkern, President In 1793 George Washington wrote that, “No estate in United America is more pleasantly situated than this.”...

The Accokeek Foundation’s Center for Agricultural and Environmental Stewardship is proud to present Successful CSAs: How to Start and...

The eighteenth-century tobacco barn on the National Colonial Farm is filled with dry tobacco. Bundles of dried tobacco plants hang from...

Last spring's seedlings, growing in the greenhouse. As the winter winds down, the growers at the Accokeek Foundation have started to...

Governor O'Malley visits the Accokeek Foundation during its annual African American Heritage Day event, September 2010 In 2008, Governor...

This is the first in a photo slide show series, offering a glimpse of what visitors may see during “A Walk in the Park”....

by Lisa Hayes, Director of Public Programs and Education In December I learned that I had been selected for a four-week Creative and...

In March of this year the National Colonial Farm will premier its newly developed Foodways program.  Over the years this successful...

–A Letter to the Editor of the Baltimore Sun The publication of the American Farm Bureau’s response to the Environmental Protection...

A Snowy Visitor Center During January and February, we will be working on cleaning, painting, and rearranging the Visitor Center and...

Meet Catherine Krikstan, Accokeek Foundation's Chesapeake Conservation Corps Volunteer The Chesapeake Conservation Corps was launched in...

The Accokeek Foundation is currently accepting applications for a Livestock & Pastures Manager and an Ecosystem Farm Manager. If you have...

It’s officially a new year (and a new decade)! Twenty-ten was a fantastic year, bringing both new and familiar faces to the Accokeek ...

Hog Island Sheep Grazing At 5:00 p.m. last Saturday the National Colonial Farm was the perfect picture of a pastoral scene. Cows and...