Cognizant of worldwide ecological and food security challenges, the Accokeek Foundation has begun taking action to meet these challenges...

This past weekend, Permaculture course participants studied Natural Building and Passive Solar Energy at the Ecosystem Farm in Piscataway...

The term, Permaculture, was coined by Bill Mollison, an Australian scientist, research professor, and author, who borrowed the concept...

“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...

by Andrea Jones, Director of Programs and Visitor Engagement The issue Each year the average American family of four throws away $2,200...

ACC teen program interns showcase what they learned during an end of season celebration for families, friends, and school administrators....

Terrie-Lea poses with Hog Island lamb, Nigel. It’s National Volunteer Week and to celebrate, we’re kicking off a monthly Volunteer...

International Year of Soils, recognizing that healthy soils are the basis for healthy food production. According to the FAO, sustainable...

The Accokeek Foundation is seeking workshare volunteers for the growing season. If you are interested in the principles of sustainable...

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...

Last weekend we celebrated the many ways that Prince George’s County is rich in both cultural and natural resources. Thank you to...

Ah, that splendid time of year at the farm: summertime! The heat index rises, thunderstorms come and thunderstorms go, the humidity is…...

Last week was the opening weekend of the Ecosystem Farm Market which offers fresh, organic produce to the public every Saturday from 10...

Crusaders, Erika “Riks” Enriquez and Nicole “Nics” Fleming, are spending the summer of 2014 travelling across the U.S., visiting 15...

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...

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...

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...

According to Matt, this early Native American platform used by the hunter-gatherer communities of the Potomac will support runner beans...

by Rebecca Cecere Seward Training farmers to fill this increasing demand is at the core of the current mission of the Ecosystem Farm, but...

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...