Clara loved her mums Throughout its history the Accokeek Foundation has been blessed by the contributions of many extraordinary women....

The Accokeek Foundation's Foodways program explores the foods that our colonial ancestors ate and the ways in which these foods were...

Last month I gave a workshop on museum theatre at the Small Museums Association conference. Museum theatre is a valued part of our ...

“A thriving and sustainable agricultural sector is essential to the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.”—USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen...

Frances Payne Bolton was the founder and first President of the Accokeek Foundation. She purchased the 500-acre Bliss farm in Accokeek in...

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...