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Cognizant of worldwide ecological and food security challenges, the Accokeek Foundation has begun taking action to meet these challenges...
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Mar 30, 20173 min read
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
Aug 17, 20163 min read
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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Accokeek Foundation
Aug 12, 20163 min read
Interns Explore Careers in Sustainable Agriculture
“With it being so hard to make a living as a farmer, is it just the will to do it that keeps people farming?” That was just one of the...
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Accokeek Foundation
May 20, 20163 min read
Food Waste and Fun?
by Andrea Jones, Director of Programs and Visitor Engagement The issue Each year the average American family of four throws away $2,200...
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Accokeek Foundation
Aug 28, 20152 min read
Teens Spend Summer Learning Ecology by Farming
ACC teen program interns showcase what they learned during an end of season celebration for families, friends, and school administrators....
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Accokeek Foundation
Apr 17, 20153 min read
Volunteer Spotlight: Terrie-Lea Blueitt
Terrie-Lea poses with Hog Island lamb, Nigel. It’s National Volunteer Week and to celebrate, we’re kicking off a monthly Volunteer...
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Accokeek Foundation
Mar 26, 20152 min read
Digging Into Soil Health
International Year of Soils, recognizing that healthy soils are the basis for healthy food production. According to the FAO, sustainable...
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Accokeek Foundation
Jan 16, 20152 min read
Learn how to farm with a Ecosystem Farm workshare
The Accokeek Foundation is seeking workshare volunteers for the growing season. If you are interested in the principles of sustainable...
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Accokeek Foundation
Dec 31, 20145 min read
Resolve to Have a Happier, Healthier, More Sustainable 2015
The end of an old year and start of a new is traditionally a time for reflections on the past and planning for the future. With that in...
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Accokeek Foundation
Jul 19, 20142 min read
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, 20142 min read
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, 20142 min read
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, 20141 min read
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, 20142 min read
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, 20143 min read
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
Apr 19, 20142 min read
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
Feb 13, 20142 min read
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
Nov 12, 20131 min read
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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Accokeek Foundation
Nov 5, 20132 min read
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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