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    Heritage Tourism Alliance Presents the Pride of Baltimore II on its First Voyage to Prince George’s
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 2, 2014
    • 2 min

    Heritage Tourism Alliance Presents the Pride of Baltimore II on its First Voyage to Prince George’s

    “2014 is the first year in many that Pride will remain in local waters—traveling to as many Maryland ports as possible, celebrating the...
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    Hail the Asparagus! Honoring the Tasty Spring Veggie for National Asparagus Month
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 2, 2014
    • 3 min

    Hail the Asparagus! Honoring the Tasty Spring Veggie for National Asparagus Month

    They say time flies and here we are already in June! May was National Asparagus month and we feel that it’s a vegetable worth giving...
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    Thanking an Extraordinary Teacher for National Teachers Day
    Accokeek Foundation
    • May 6, 2014
    • 2 min

    Thanking an Extraordinary Teacher for National Teachers Day

    At the heart of the Accokeek Foundation’s mission is the preservation of an awe-inspiring space where people of all ages, and from all...
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    April is National Garlic Month: Celebrating the Many Uses of Garlic
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Apr 19, 2014
    • 2 min

    April is National Garlic Month: Celebrating the Many Uses of Garlic

    Haven’t you heard? April is National Garlic Month (and today is Garlic Day!) With all of the Earth Month hullabaloo going on, it’s no...
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    Lattes with Lambs: Behind the Scenes
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Mar 31, 2014
    • 1 min

    Lattes with Lambs: Behind the Scenes

    Spring (even cold and snowy) is always a really fun time to be on site because of the new additions that join our ranks. That’s right,...
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    What’s Growing On?: Matt’s Garden
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Feb 13, 2014
    • 2 min

    What’s Growing On?: Matt’s Garden

    According to Matt, this early Native American platform used by the hunter-gatherer communities of the Potomac will support runner beans...
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    Some Days: A Poem
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jan 21, 2014
    • 1 min

    Some Days: A Poem

    Some days my job I hate And I feel second rate On days when the frigid cold Makes my young body old Frozen hoses, iced up tanks,...
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    Adopt-a-Trail Program
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Dec 16, 2013
    • 4 min

    Adopt-a-Trail Program

    In partnership with the National Park Service, the Accokeek Foundation maintains six nature trails in Piscataway Park. The Adopt-A-Trail...
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    Sharing Our Holiday Food Traditions: Dishing Up Deliciousness for Thanksgiving
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Nov 28, 2013
    • 1 min

    Sharing Our Holiday Food Traditions: Dishing Up Deliciousness for Thanksgiving

    Office Manager, Patti Norment, and Site Interpreter, Tricia Hardin share with us their most favorite holiday treats enjoyed by their...
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    Sharing Our Holiday Food Traditions: Nicholas Family Thanksgiving
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Nov 27, 2013
    • 6 min

    Sharing Our Holiday Food Traditions: Nicholas Family Thanksgiving

    Written by Meg Nicholas When I was little, the late fall season – stretching just past Halloween and going through November – was quite...
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    Sharing Our Holiday Food Traditions: Breakfast with the Big Man
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Nov 26, 2013
    • 4 min

    Sharing Our Holiday Food Traditions: Breakfast with the Big Man

    Written by Brittany Barnes When I was asked to write about a holiday food tradition that exists in my family I honestly couldn’t think of...
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    Sharing Our Holiday Food Traditions: Family Cookie Day!
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Nov 25, 2013
    • 1 min

    Sharing Our Holiday Food Traditions: Family Cookie Day!

    It’s official. The holiday season is upon us, which means many of us will be gathering for family dinners and celebrations in honor of...
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    Food Traditions and the Holidays
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Nov 13, 2013
    • 2 min

    Food Traditions and the Holidays

    photo credit: Hilary Schwab Food. When I begin to think about the holidays, it is impossible to do so without thinking about food and all...
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    Enlightening Consumers
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Nov 12, 2013
    • 1 min

    Enlightening Consumers

    by Rebecca Cecere Seward Training farmers to fill this increasing demand is at the core of the current mission of the Ecosystem Farm, but...
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    Volunteer Gleaning Day on the Ecosystem Farm
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Nov 5, 2013
    • 2 min

    Volunteer Gleaning Day on the Ecosystem Farm

    It was a beautiful day on the farm last Saturday as 19 volunteers took on the task of freeing fence lines from creeping vegetation and...
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    Aquatic Food
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Nov 4, 2013
    • 2 min

    Aquatic Food

    by Alex Binck Similarly, wild rice (Zizania aquatica), though commonly thought of as a delicacy only found around the Great Lakes, also...
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    Accokeek Foundation
    • Oct 29, 2013
    • 2 min

    Microbes In Our Midst

    by Daniel Michaelson At the root (pun intended) of all food production anywhere are hordes of microorganisms – organisms too small to see...
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    Agrarian vs. Industrial
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Oct 22, 2013
    • 5 min

    Agrarian vs. Industrial

    by Holli Elliott As my apprenticeship at Accokeek is drawing to a close, I have been thinking a lot about the value of being connected to...
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    Foto Friday: Fall Foliage
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Oct 18, 2013
    • 1 min

    Foto Friday: Fall Foliage

    After 16 days of forced separation from the site, we were finally able to open the gates and return to Piscataway Park last Thursday. The...
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    The Show Must Go On!
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Oct 15, 2013
    • 1 min

    The Show Must Go On!

    We began recruiting volunteers for this year’s Twilight Tales over the summer, and the dedicated group of people who answered our call...
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