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Modern Homesteading: Simple Steps toward Sustainability
Did you know that food makes up the largest percentage of waste in US landfills? On average, we toss 40% of our food in the trashcan,...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jul 19, 2014
- 2 min
Support Maryland Farms and Commit to Buying Local This July
Last weekend we celebrated the many ways that Prince George’s County is rich in both cultural and natural resources. Thank you to...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jul 3, 2014
- 2 min
From the Field: The Trials and Tribulations of Organic Farming
Ah, that splendid time of year at the farm: summertime! The heat index rises, thunderstorms come and thunderstorms go, the humidity is…...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jun 20, 2014
- 2 min
From the Field: Ecosystem Farm Market Week 2
Last week was the opening weekend of the Ecosystem Farm Market which offers fresh, organic produce to the public every Saturday from 10...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jun 16, 2014
- 1 min
The Kerouac Crusaders: Cross-Country Travelling Volunteers
Crusaders, Erika “Riks” Enriquez and Nicole “Nics” Fleming, are spending the summer of 2014 travelling across the U.S., visiting 15...
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Accokeek Foundation
- Jun 13, 2014
- 2 min
From the Field: On Farm Market Season Opening Weekend at the Ecosystem Farm
I am extremely excited about this weekend! Tomorrow (aka: Saturday) will be the season opening of our on farm market, and I can’t wait to...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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