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Have a Wonderful (Woman) weekend! (Wonder Woman, by Paul Lewis)

This post is a reprint of a post that originally appeared at Art Enables's Facebook Wall.

The next exhibit at Art Enables' Off-Rhode Studio is "One Man's Trash...", featuring the work of Reynaldo "Quinntessential" Quinn and Chuck Baxter. The opening reception and Second Saturday workshop is April 13th, so mark your calendars!

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Community Farm Day

Be a Farmer for the Day!

Join the Ecosystem Farm staff on Saturday, June 8th, from 10am-1pm for an early summer volunteer work day and potluck. Take a break from the metal, concrete, and asphalt of the city, and spend some time volunteering in the lush greenness that is early summer on the farm. We need your help to weed, mulch, and plant in preparation for the high summer season.

At the end of the work day, to celebrate a job well-done, we’ll be hosting a picnic potluck on the farm–so don’t forget to bring an oer d’oeuvres to share with your fellow volunteers. It will be a great opportunity to get to know our farmers better and ask them any questions you have about the farm and sustainable agriculture.

Dress in clothing appropriate for working outside and bring along a re-usable water bottle–we’ll provide work gloves, tools, water, and beverages. We’ll meet at the Visitor’s Center at 10, then hike the Pumpkin Ash trail (about .5 miles) along the Potomac River to the farm.

For more information, or to RSVP, please contact the Casey Lowe at volunteers@accokeek.org.

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Step back in time to a spring day in 1770. The National Colonial Farm’s annual Children’s Day event is a popular family event that allows visitors to experience history and culture, while spending the day in a scenic national park. Bring your picnic lunches, and be a part of history and farm life while helping the “Bolton” family with their daily chores: spinning wool, churning butter, washing clothes, gardening, and cooking. Visit the farm animals, watch a cooking demonstration, participate in a kid-friendly archaeological dig, play colonial games, and enjoy a musical performance by the Irish Jam Session.

Admission is $5 per person, payable at the Visitor’s Center the day of the event. Members are free.

About the National Colonial Farm:
The National Colonial Farm is an outdoor living history museum located within Piscataway Park and established by the Accokeek Foundation in 1958. The farm depicts life for an ordinary tobacco planting family in Prince George’s County in the 1770s. Structures located within the colonial site are open to the public and include a circa 1770 farm dwelling, an 18th century tobacco barn, and an out-kitchen. The kitchen garden features 18th century varieties of herbs, flowers, and vegetables. Historic varieties of field crops such as “Orinoco” tobacco and “Virginia Gourdseed” corn are grown and cultivated for seed. The park offers family amenities and recreation activities such as picnic tables and pavilion, nature trails, and a fishing pier (must have DNR license). The Visitor’s Center offers unique gifts, books, small snacks and beverages, fishing supplies and bait, as well as site related information and a touch-and-feel nature zone for the kids, featuring a rescued box turtle named Edgar.

This post is a reprint of a post that originally appeared at Accokeek Foundation.

Step back in time to a spring day in 1770. The National Colonial Farm’s annual Children’s Day event is a popular family event that allows visitors to experience history and culture, while spending the day in a scenic national park. Bring your picnic lunches, and be a part of history and farm life while helping the “Bolton” family with their daily chores: spinning wool, churning butter, washing clothes, gardening, and cooking. Visit the farm animals, watch a cooking demonstration, participate in a kid-friendly archaeological dig, play colonial games, and enjoy a musical performance by the Irish Jam Session.

Admission is $5 per person, payable at the Visitor’s Center the day of the event. Members are free.

About the National Colonial Farm:
The National Colonial Farm is an outdoor living history museum located within Piscataway Park and established by the Accokeek Foundation in 1958. The farm depicts life for an ordinary tobacco planting family in Prince George’s County in the 1770s. Structures located within the colonial site are open to the public and include a circa 1770 farm dwelling, an 18th century tobacco barn, and an out-kitchen. The kitchen garden features 18th century varieties of herbs, flowers, and vegetables. Historic varieties of field crops such as “Orinoco” tobacco and “Virginia Gourdseed” corn are grown and cultivated for seed. The park offers family amenities and recreation activities such as picnic tables and pavilion, nature trails, and a fishing pier (must have DNR license). The Visitor’s Center offers unique gifts, books, small snacks and beverages, fishing supplies and bait, as well as site related information and a touch-and-feel nature zone for the kids, featuring a rescued box turtle named Edgar.

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Spring is in the air at the Accokeek Foundation–which means there is a lot to do to prepare for the summer season! Come out and join foundation staff on Thursday, April 25 from 2pm-5pm for an afternoon of spring cleaning! Help us paint, plant, trim, weed, prune, mulch, replace, remove, and pick-up around the site. This is a great volunteering opportunity for families, service-learning students, as well as Boy/Girl Scout and corporate groups. Please wear attire appropriate for working outdoors and bring work gloves if you have them.

For more information, and to sign up, please contact Casey Lowe at volunteers@accokeek.org

 

 

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We're finally getting some signs of spring in the studio - sunshine, (slightly) warmer weather, and bright sunny artwork like this piece by Mo Higgs.

This post is a reprint of a post that originally appeared at Art Enables's Facebook Wall.

We're finally getting some signs of spring in the studio - sunshine, (slightly) warmer weather, and bright sunny artwork like this piece by Mo Higgs.

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Stitch ‘n Time is a volunteer-based textiles club where members enjoy learning about the cultivation of fleece, dyeing of wool, and colonial textiles. Club members join Foundation staff and other textile artists to use wool from the farm’s heritage breed sheep to card, spin, and knit. The club meets monthly on the 2nd Saturday, and is open to novice and expert spinners and knitters, as well as those handy with a sewing needle or sewing machine to make costumes for our interpreters.

To become a Stitch ‘n Time Club volunteer please email programs@accokeek.org or call 301.283.2113 ext. 12.

2013 Stitch ‘n Time Meeting Dates: April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, August 10, September 14, October 12, November 9

 

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Green Thumbs is a volunteer group that invites gardeners of all ages and skill levels to lend a hand in the Accokeek Foundation’s Museum Garden and, on occasion, on the National Colonial Farm. Volunteers will have an opportunity to learn more about the history of heirloom vegetables and the practices behind organic gardening, from planting and harvesting to managing weeds and pests. We will work together in the garden space, sharing ideas, knowledge, skills, and stories. We will meet at 10 am on Thursdays throughout the growing season.

Read more about this volunteer position.

Questions? For more information or to participate, email the volunteer coordinator.