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Piscataway Park | National Colonial Farm

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    Library Favorites: Kids Books About Dirt
    Kate Hanfling, Volunteer
    • Mar 11
    • 3 min

    Library Favorites: Kids Books About Dirt

    Here at the Accokeek Foundation, we love digging into a good book, particularly if there is something we can learn from it. It's only...
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    The Potomac River - An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet?
    Kate McGowan
    • Aug 24, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Potomac River - An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet?

    "Are there really fish in there?" It's a question we field from young visitors to the park fairly often, and the answer, of course, is...
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    Textile Talk: Flax
    Kaylin Beach
    • Jul 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    Textile Talk: Flax

    Here’s another textile history lesson for you this fine day, this time on the topic of Flax. Perhaps you are familiar with the term...
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    Farm to Market: Preserving Hog Island Sheep
    Kate Hanfling, Volunteer
    • May 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    Farm to Market: Preserving Hog Island Sheep

    We hope you’re all enjoying all of the adorable #latteswithlambs content both on your screens and in person at the park! Today, though,...
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    Tobacco Tidbit: Planting Perspective
    Kaylin Beach
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Tobacco Tidbit: Planting Perspective

    “It is a truth universally acknowledged that the tobacco plant will be responsible for a substantial improvement in the health of a...
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    National Gardening Day
    Kate Hanfling, Volunteer
    • Apr 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    National Gardening Day

    Hello everyone! We hope you enjoyed yesterday’s post on some recommended books to get you started in the garden. If not, you can find it...
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    International Plant Appreciation Day
    Kate Hanfling, Volunteer
    • Apr 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    International Plant Appreciation Day

    So, this post is sort of a part one. Today is International Plant Appreciation Day and with it being #TuesdayTales and all, we thought we...
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    DIY for National Handmade Day with Hog Island!
    Kate Hanfling, Volunteer
    • Apr 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    DIY for National Handmade Day with Hog Island!

    Today is National Handmade Day, which celebrates the love and thought that goes into handmade products. The heritage breed Hog Island...
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    6 Fun Ways to Celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day!
    Kate Hanfling, Volunteer
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    6 Fun Ways to Celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day!

    Johnny Appleseed, whose real name was John Chapman, is famous for planting apple trees in the American “west,” which 250 years ago meant...
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    "On the Farm": An interview with photographer Aliza Eliazarov
    Casey Harlow
    • Jan 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    "On the Farm": An interview with photographer Aliza Eliazarov

    We sat down with Aliza Eliazarov to learn more about her new photography book, On the Farm. Here's what she had to say.
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    The Future of Farming: A Volunteer Spotlight with Brynna Bode
    Kaylin Beach
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Future of Farming: A Volunteer Spotlight with Brynna Bode

    Farming might just be in Brynna Bode's blood. Since the 1600s, her family has farmed in Southern Maryland, and she is no different.
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    We've spent the past few months talking about tobacco. Here's what we learned
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    We've spent the past few months talking about tobacco. Here's what we learned

    We have been digging deep into tobacco culture and we have heard the stories of staff, community members, and experts alike.
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    The Real-Life Useful Plants Behind the Weeds in Animal Crossing New Horizons
    abarnes86
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Real-Life Useful Plants Behind the Weeds in Animal Crossing New Horizons

    by Kate McGowan, Educator If you’re somehow not familiar with the cultural phenomenon that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the premise...
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    Hogs and Eggs
    abarnes86
    • May 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Hogs and Eggs

    by Kaylin Beach, Museum Interpreter and Volunteer Coordinator First, there is no difference between a Pig and a Hog. Just two different...
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    Hopeful Hidden Blossoms
    abarnes86
    • Apr 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    Hopeful Hidden Blossoms

    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Kaylin Beach, Museum Educator & Volunteer Coordinator Spring has sprung! The fields at the Accokeek...
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    Bottle Lambs
    abarnes86
    • Apr 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    Bottle Lambs

    by Kaylin Beach, Museum Educator and Volunteer Coordinator Every year during lambing season, there is always at least one cuddly, lovable...
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    Nurturing Young Minds Through Service Learning
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Jun 27, 2017
    • 2 min

    Nurturing Young Minds Through Service Learning

    On June 7, the blueberries weren’t quite ripe yet. A few weeks before, eight students lovingly weeded and side-dressed the blueberry...
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    Accokeek Foundation
    • Apr 9, 2017
    • 2 min

    Build a Food Forest with the Accokeek Foundation

    Cognizant of worldwide ecological and food security challenges, the Accokeek Foundation has begun taking action to meet these challenges...
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    Permaculture Design Certificate Course – UPDATE
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Mar 30, 2017
    • 3 min

    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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    Permaculture Design Offers a Solution
    Accokeek Foundation
    • Aug 17, 2016
    • 3 min

    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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