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NO ONSITE DAY-OF Registration for Saturday Workshops per NPS

ONLINE REGISTRATION HERE

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SATURDAY WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

SORGHUM PRESSING

SORGHUM PRESSING

SORGHUM PRESSING

Led by Paul Lovelace of Teach Outside, this workshop will  demonstrate the steps involved in processing sorghum into various value added products. 

SEED CLEANING

SORGHUM PRESSING

SORGHUM PRESSING

In this workshop Nate Kleinman of Experimental Farm Network will demonstrate the steps involved in saving heirloom seeds.

HERBAL FARMING PANEL DISCUSSION

HERBAL FARMING PANEL DISCUSSION

HERBAL FARMING PANEL DISCUSSION

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. 

SEED FARMING TRIALS

HERBAL FARMING PANEL DISCUSSION

HERBAL FARMING PANEL DISCUSSION

Led by Chris Smith this workshop will present Utopian Seed Project is conducting crop variety trials for traditional southern crops, exploring their genetic diversity.

HOW TO START UP A FARM

HOW TO START UP A FARM

HOW TO START UP A FARM

Led by Gordon Reed, this workshop will cover what to raise, soil conditions, buildings needed, and access to water.

ORGANIC GARDENING

HOW TO START UP A FARM

HOW TO START UP A FARM

Led by Tomia MacQueen, this workshop will cover the challenges and rewards of organic gardening.

AMAZING BENEFITS OF OKRA OILS

PANEL DISCUSSION on SEED & FOOD POLICY

PANEL DISCUSSION on SEED & FOOD POLICY

Presented by Jordan Collins,  botanist, innovator, and okra scholar. 

PANEL DISCUSSION on SEED & FOOD POLICY

PANEL DISCUSSION on SEED & FOOD POLICY

PANEL DISCUSSION on SEED & FOOD POLICY

Policy panel topics include Seed Sovereignty, Ethical Seed Breeding, Science Diplomacy, and Managing Genetic Plant Resources,  

ORAL HISTORY PROJECT

COMPOSTING BASICS & BENEFITS

COMPOSTING BASICS & BENEFITS

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.

COMPOSTING BASICS & BENEFITS

COMPOSTING BASICS & BENEFITS

COMPOSTING BASICS & BENEFITS

Led by Renee Bacchus this workshop will  present the basics and benefits of composting.

BEEKEEPING BASICS & BENEFITS

BEEKEEPING BASICS & BENEFITS

BEEKEEPING BASICS & BENEFITS

Explore how beekeeping offers a range of benefits for farmers, gardeners. Workshop presenters include Lina Bird, Michelle Coleman, Rick Carter, and Tomisina Rogers.


PISCATAWAY PARK TOURS

BEEKEEPING BASICS & BENEFITS

BEEKEEPING BASICS & BENEFITS

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. 

SATURDAY SCHEDULE of WORKSHOPS

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Online Registration Only. No On-Site Day-of-Event Payments Allowed - NPS RULES

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$30 - Saturday Workshops Only

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$50 - Workshops & Dinner

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Sunday UCFA Members Convening

UCFA GEAR is Only Available as a PRE-ORDER (National Parks Service Regulations)

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$45 - UCFA HOODIE

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$30 - UCFA LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRT

HOTELS NEAR ACCOKEEK FOUNDATION, ACCOKEEK, MD

Address: 3400 Bryan Point Rd, Accokeek, MD 20607

  

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

https://www.airbnb.com/national-harbor-fort-washington-md/stays

THE ACCOKEEK FOUNDATION

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. 

LOCAL AREA AIRBNB LINK

UCFA Fall 2024 Convening Sponsorship Levels & Benefits

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.

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