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 May is a busy month at the Accokeek Foundation. Here's a roundup of the many educational activities offered to the public there this month.
FARMER TRAINING MARYLAND FEDERAL NUTRITION BENEFIT PROGRAMS
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Education Center, Free
To help farmers understand the recent changes and addition of new federal nutrition programs that can be accepted at farmers’ markets, the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is partnering with the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) to offer training for both the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP – WIC and Seniors) and the Fruit and Vegetable Check (FVC) Program. This training is mandatory for farmers who want to accept checks from participants at authorized farmers’ markets.
Training participants will learn about the different federal nutrition benefit programs, be provided with the policies and procedures for both the FMNP and the FVC program, and upon completion of the training will receive new signs to display at their market stands.
Presenters:
Amy Crone, Agricultural Marketing Specialist & FMNP Administrator, Maryland Department of Agriculture – Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
James Butler, Vendor Operations and Program Support, Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene – Fruit and Vegetable Check Program (FVC)
Registration is required. For more information, call 301-283-2113 or email
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SUSTAINABLE TABLE
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Education Center, Free
It’s one thing to purchase produce that’s in season, and quite another to cook it. Sustainable Table is a monthly cooking course that demonstrates how to use in-season fruits, vegetables, and herbs to create healthful, wholesome, and delicious meals. Each class will spotlight one well-loved fruit or vegetable standard and one unusual item. Participants will receive printed recipes to take home.
FOOD JUSTICE SERIES: FOOD ACCESS
Thursday, May 12, 2011
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The Langston Room at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, Washington, DC, 20009
$5 Suggested Donation
The Food Justice Series spotlights the issues that affect food justice on a local and global scale. From the challenges to building local and just food systems to the threat that genetically-modified foods can pose to our environment and our health, this series of four open-to-all events brings together farmers, policymakers, community leaders, and advocates to cultivate insight and conversation about the pressing matters of food justice that each of them witnesses firsthand.
This month, our focus is on Food Access. Don Bustos, Board Chair of the National Immigrant Farming Initiative and owner of Santa Cruz Farm in New Mexico, will discuss his career as a veganic farmer and his experience working with Farm to School and similar programs. In addition, Denzel Mitchell of Five Seeds Farms and Michelle Levy of Crossroads Farmers Market will address food access in Baltimore and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region.
CHILDREN'S DAY
How Things Were Made: Colonial Apprentice
Saturday, May 14, 2011
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
National Colonial Farm, |$5, Members Free
Join us for this annual event on the farm! Children will learn how things were made in colonial times by getting hands-on experience in several skills. Choices include woodworking, blacksmithing, sewing, spinning, butter making, cooking, gardening or hillmaking.
PRESENTATION: Greening Your Home
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Education Center, Free
How would you like to save money, improve your comfort, and protect the environment at the same time? This presentation will address 30 different strategies for greening your home. We will discuss changes and improvements that can be made under all budgets, from simple D.I.Y. projects to more complex renovations.
GOING GREEN HOMESCHOOL DAY
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
10:00 a.m. to Noon
Visitor Center
$5, Children 2 and under are free
Learn about composting (worm and traditional) and how to Reduce, Re-use, and Recycle in your daily life. Visit some or all of the stations of this self-guided, environmental-themed tour and homeschoolers will leave with a greater appreciation for conservation methods and sustainable living.
SPROUTS
Thursday, May 19, 2011
11:00 a.m. to Noon
Education Center, $5 per child
It’s never too early to get out and garden! Sprouts is a garden-themed educational program geared toward preschoolers. This one-hour, once-a-month program will spotlight fruit, vegetables, and other parts of a backyard garden, and will feature fun activities for parents and children to do together, from singing songs and reading stories to making crafts and playing games. We will spend time outside when weather permits. This month, we will learn about butterflies.
ORGANIC GARDENING WORKSHOP: Soil and Compost
Saturday, May 21, 2011
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Education Center, Free
Improve your garden’s health from the bottom up. This course–part of our season-long Organic Gardening Workshop Series geared toward backyard gardeners–will provide you with the information needed to build your soil fertility. We will discuss how to test and improve your soil, how to construct a backyard compost pile, and how to feed the plants that will soon feed you. We will also discuss how to compost with worms.
MONTHLY FOODWAYS
Monthly, 3rd Saturday, March - November
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
National Colonial Farm, Free
Join us for a kitchen table conversation as we introduce you to the epicurean delights of colonial Marylanders. Learn how our tastes and the food itself have changed over 300 years as we explore the “receipts” (recipes) and meal preparation for everything from peas and pottage to food traditions for which Maryland is known, such as “Maryland Fryed Chicken” and “Southern Maryland Stuffed Ham.” Food themes will vary each month. This month’s theme is “Where’s the Beef?” featuring Curing beef, a pretty dish of a breast of venison, a visit from our friends at the National Museum of the American Indian who will present some of their Nation’s culinary traditions, and Muskrat Love!
FILM SERIES: Last Boat Out
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Education Center, Free
From learning about the lives of America’s young farmers to watching a waterman work the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, come see stories of sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation unfold on the silver screen. Our six-part documentary film series includes movies like FRESH, The Plow That Broke the Plains, and The Future of Food. This month, we will show The Last Boat Out, a film that weaves together the tales of a battered Chesapeake Bay and a family of watermen struggling to preserve their way of life. Narrated by actor and activist Sam Waterston, the film is a story of human determination and hope in the face of past mistakes
For more information or to register for any of the following calendar of events and classes hosted by the Accokeek Foundation, visit the website at www.accokeek.org/events, call 301-283-2113 or email
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. Events, classes, and workshops will be held at 3400 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, MD 20607, unless otherwise noted.
About the Accokeek Foundation: A 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, the Accokeek Foundation stewards a 200 acre portion of Piscataway Park, a national park located in Accokeek, Maryland on the shore of the Potomac River. Our 200 acres serve as an outdoor classroom for our educational programs, research, agricultural and conservation projects. Admission to the park is free and open to the public year 'round.
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