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Accokeek Foundation Joins Temple Hills Farmers’ Market in Celebrating 5th Year of Sustainabili
Nigel the Lamb is a heritage breed Hog Island Sheep who lives on the farm in Accokeek. The Accokeek Foundation helps to preserve the...
Accokeek Foundation
Apr 23, 20153 min read
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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...
Accokeek Foundation
Jan 16, 20152 min read
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Inaugural Festival Provides Food for Thought
Board member, Amanda Truett with “King Corn” costume winner, Frank Pipitone. Whether it was crunching on cricket bars, running a food...
Accokeek Foundation
Oct 26, 20142 min read
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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...
Accokeek Foundation
Jul 19, 20142 min read
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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...
Accokeek Foundation
Jun 20, 20142 min read
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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...
Accokeek Foundation
Jun 16, 20141 min read
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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...
Accokeek Foundation
Jun 13, 20142 min read
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Finding the Heart of Food
by Rebecca Cecere Seward To name a few of our relevant examples, tomatoes and watermelon contain lycopene, an antioxidant that can...
Accokeek Foundation
Aug 5, 20132 min read
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What’s Growing on the Ecosystem Farm?
The farm crew preps the fields for planting by laying plastic which helps to maintain soil moisture and temperature, while aiding in weed...
Accokeek Foundation
Jun 25, 20132 min read
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The Satisfactions of Farming
by Becky Seward, Ecosystem Farm Manager (Written to the CSA community and published in this week’s edition of Field Notes.) I write to...
Accokeek Foundation
May 18, 20122 min read
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