Accokeek Foundation
Switchel: America’s OG sport drink
Before Gatorade, Powerade, and Vitamin Water, Switchel was the drink of choice for rehydration. by Kate McGowan, Museum Interpreter “I...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Apr 1, 2019
- 2 min
The Accokeek Foundation Hosts Series to Explore Race and Culture through Stories of the Earth
The Accokeek Foundation is pleased to host a Land and River Conversation series, which focuses on exploring race and culture through stories
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Kaylin Beach
- Mar 14, 2019
- 7 min
Winter Woes and Wonders
The National Colonial Farm imagines a fictional family—the Boltons—to reveal the realities of life for non-wealthy landowners and...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Feb 12, 2019
- 1 min
Wedding Announcement: Sir Nigel Nicely and Lady Aster
Born on February 25, 2015, to Nuget, Nigel’s small stature (a mere two pounds) required he received extra care from farm staff. As staff...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Nov 12, 2018
- 1 min
Recipe: Three Sisters Harvest Succotash
*This recipe is adapted from Townsend’s “Harvest Succotash“ Looking to experience the tastes of the season, while exploring some of the...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 8, 2018
- 5 min
How the Accokeek Foundation is Supporting Teachers and Students in Making the World a Better Place
by Ashley Thompson, Director of Education and Interpretation “Trees are nature for all of us.” – First Grader, Montpelier Elementary...
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Kate McGowan
- Mar 29, 2018
- 3 min
Love Letters in the 18th Century
“Now Letter-Writing is, to me, the most agreable Amusement and Writing to you the most entertaining and Agreable of all Letter-Writing”...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jun 27, 2017
- 2 min
Nurturing Young Minds Through Service Learning
On June 7, the blueberries weren’t quite ripe yet. A few weeks before, eight students lovingly weeded and side-dressed the blueberry...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 17, 2017
- 1 min
Dialogue Pieces: Episode 6
Episode 6 :How should we define the Accokeek Foundation’s guiding principles? /wp-content/uploads/2017/05/6_Guiding%20Principles_soundsca...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 17, 2017
- 1 min
Dialogue Pieces: Episode 5
Episode 5: What are the most effective approaches to historical interpretation?/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/5_Interpretation_soundscape.wa...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 17, 2017
- 1 min
Dialogue Pieces: Episode 4
Episode 4: How do we represent sustainable approaches to food and agriculture?/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/4_Agriculture%20and%20Food_soun...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 17, 2017
- 1 min
Dialogue Pieces: Episode 3
Episode 3: How can we place visitors in dialogue with the land?/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/3_Dialogue%20With%20The%20Land_soundscape.wav...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 17, 2017
- 1 min
Dialogue Pieces: Episode 2
Episode 2: How can we best serve present day communities?/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2_Present%20Communities_soundscape.wav...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 17, 2017
- 1 min
Dialogue Pieces: Episode 1
Episode 1: What stories should we tell?/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1_What%20Stories%20Do%20We%20Tell_soundscape.wav #dialoguepieces...
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Accokeek Foundation
- May 17, 2017
- 2 min
Every Kid Enjoys Outdoor Education in National Parks
Protecting the space-time continuum isn’t normally a task trusted to elementary school kids. However, on the Eco-Explorers: Colonial Time...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Apr 8, 2017
- 2 min
Build a Food Forest with the Accokeek Foundation
Cognizant of worldwide ecological and food security challenges, the Accokeek Foundation has begun taking action to meet these challenges...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Apr 5, 2017
- 2 min
Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling Our Way to a Cleaner Potomac.
Serving as a source of drinking water for more than five million residence and as a home to a plethora of local plants and animals, the...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Mar 30, 2017
- 3 min
Permaculture Design Certificate Course – UPDATE
This past weekend, Permaculture course participants studied Natural Building and Passive Solar Energy at the Ecosystem Farm in Piscataway...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Mar 13, 2017
- 2 min
Hiking in Piscataway Park Just Got Better
Hiking in Piscataway Park just got better! Last month, thanks to a collaboration between the Accokeek Foundation, the Potomac Heritage...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Aug 17, 2016
- 3 min
Permaculture Design Offers a Solution
The term, Permaculture, was coined by Bill Mollison, an Australian scientist, research professor, and author, who borrowed the concept...
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