Wolf Peaches, Poisoned Peas, and Madame Pompadour's Underwear: The Surprising History of Common Garden Vegetables

On March 16 at 6PM, science and history writer Rebecca Rupp will discuss the stories behind many of our favorite vegetables, among them the much-maligned tomato and potato, the (mostly) popular pumpkin, and Vermont's dynamic duo of kale and Gilfeather turnip. Find out why a lot of us don't like beets, how a 17th-century pirate named the bell pepper, how carrots won the Trojan War, and how George Washington was nearly assassinated with a plate of poisoned peas. This is a Vermont Humanities Council program hosted by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library and supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This talk is free, open to the public, and accessible to those with disabilities. For more information, contact programs@damlvt.org. Register here: https://damlvt.org/index.php/events/all-programs/1179-vhc-speakers-bureau/registration

Mar 13, 2025, 3 to 4:30 PM

Mar 13, 2025, 6:30 to 8:30 PM

Mar 16, 2025, 11:30 AM to 1 PM