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Located along the Potomac River, the Robert Ware Straus Ecosystem Farm is the Accokeek Foundation's 8-acre certified organic farm. Host to a seasonal apprentice program, the farm serves as a teaching model for sustainable agriculture and the future of farming. The fields of the Ecosystem Farm are not ideal for growing produce. Subjected for centuries to continuous crop production, our farm suffers from loss of topsoil and poor drainage and fertility. But we believe that it is imperative to devise innovative farming techniques on this marginal soil, at a time when increasing demand conflicts with diminishing natural resources. Our efforts have been successful. The farm's delicious and nutrient-dense fruits, vegetables, and herbs are sold through a 60-member CSA, or SHARE program, which stands for Sustainable Harvest, Adaptive Research and Education. T
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(This listing was last updated on Dec 15, 2011)
Location
3400 Bryan Point Road
Accokeek, MD 20607
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Contact Information
Molly Meehan
www.accokeek.org
301-283-2113
CSA
Farming Practices:
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Certified Organic,
naturally grown
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Founded in 1957 to protect the view from Mount Vernon across the Potomac River, the Accokeek Foundation, an educational nonprofit, stewards 200 acres of Piscataway National Park. Visitors can hike a network of trails, visit the National Colonial Farm, a living history museum that depicts a Maryland middle-class farm on the eve of the American Revolution, and visit the Ecosystem Farm, where farmers learn the tools of a new trade and practice sustainable sustainable use of natural resources.
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