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Download Flyer Below as a PDFLed by Paul Lovelace of Teach Outside, this workshop will demonstrate the steps involved in processing sorghum into various value added products.
In this workshop Nate Kleinman of Experimental Farm Network will demonstrate the steps involved in saving heirloom seeds.
Led by Lina Bird, this workshop will teach you how to to identify and use the “weeds” in your yard as medicine for bites, stings, and other common ailments. We will learn about plantain, dandelion, mugwort, chickweed, and others.
Led by Chris Smith this workshop will present Utopian Seed Project is conducting crop variety trials for traditional southern crops, exploring their genetic diversity.
Led by Gordon Reed, this workshop will cover what to raise, soil conditions, buildings needed, and access to water.
Led by Tomia MacQueen, this workshop will cover the challenges and rewards of organic gardening.
Presented by Jordan Collins, botanist, innovator, and okra scholar.
Policy panel topics include Seed Sovereignty, Ethical Seed Breeding, Science Diplomacy, and Managing Genetic Plant Resources,
Learn about this project and hear folks’ ideas about how they would like the oral histories to be used. Led by Tessa Desmond, Hannah Garth, and Chris Keeve, Justice Madden, and Fatimah Hasan, along with members of UCFA's History, Culture, and Research Working Group.
Led by Renee Bacchus this workshop will present the basics and benefits of composting.
Explore how beekeeping offers a range of benefits for farmers, gardeners. Workshop presenters include Lina Bird, Michelle Coleman, Rick Carter, and Tomisina Rogers.
Tour the historic farm museum established by the Accokeek Foundation. The farm tells the interconnected stories and histories of early Marylanders within an agrarian landscape.
WALDORF AREA HOTELS
Holiday Inn Express Waldorf,
11370 Days Ct, Waldorf, MD 20603• (301) 932-9200
Residence Inn by Marriott Waldorf
3020 Technology Pl, Waldorf, MD 20601• (301) 632-2111
Hilton Garden Inn Waldorf
10385 O'Donnell Pl, Waldorf, MD 20603• (240) 222-0000
Hampton Inn Waldorf
3750 Crain Hwy, Waldorf, MD 20603• (301) 632-9600
Best Western La Plata Inn
6900 Crain Hwy, La Plata, MD 20646• (301) 934-4900
HOTELS AT THE NATIONAL HARBOR
Hyatt Place National Harbor
123 Waterfront St, National Harbor, MD 20745• (301) 686-1120
Residence Inn by Marriott National Harbor
192 Waterfront St, Forest Heights, MD 20745• (301) 749-4755
AC Hotel by Marriott National Harbor
156 Waterfront St, National Harbor, MD 20745• (301) 749-2299
The Westin Washington National Harbor
171 Waterfront St, National Harbor, MD 20745• (301) 567-3999
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
201 Waterfront St, National Harbor, MD 20745• (301) 965-4000
Premier National Harbor House
8700 Oxon Hill Rd, Fort Washington, MD 20744• (202) 277-3004
Also consider searching AIRBNB NATIONAL HARBOR MD
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Founded in 1957 to protect the view from Mount Vernon across the Potomac River, the Accokeek Foundation, an educational nonprofit, became one of the nation's first land trusts. Today, the Foundation stewards 200 hundred acres of Piscataway National Park in Accokeek, MD, where visitors can hike a network of trails winding through wetlands, visit a native tree arboretum, and observe an award-wining forest restoration project.
The newly reconstructed boat dock offers stunning views of Mount Vernon and allows visitors to arrive by passenger boat and kayakers to access the Potomac via newly installed kayak launches The Foundation also runs the National Colonial Farm, a living history museum that depicts a Maryland middle-class family farm on the eve of the American Revolution.
Through our heritage breed livestock and seed saving programs, nearly extinct heirloom crops and animals are preserved for future generations. The Foundation's organic Ecosystem Farm emphasizes the future of agriculture as farmers learn the tools of a new trade and practice sustainable use of natural resources. "Shares" of the farm's organic produce are sold to area households. The park's beautiful grounds, trails, and programs are open to the public year 'round.
Consider being a sponsor of UCFA's Fall 2024 Workshops and Convening. As a recognized leader your participation would be an invaluable addition to our event. We are offering a unique opportunity for you to showcase your brand to a highly engaged audience by placing an advertisement in the Fall 2024 edition of SEED CULTURE, UCFA's periodic publication which will include the Fall 2024 conference program. The program will be on the ujamaafarms.com website and distributed to all attendees and will be a key resource for them throughout the event.