Author Rebecca Rupp will visit GFL for two in-person programs and a potluck on Friday, April 28th. She is the author of over 200 articles for national magazines, on topics ranging from the natural history of squirrels to the archaeology of privies, and nearly 20 books for both children and adults. She blogs on food science and history for National Geographic.

10:30 - Support Your Child's Learning at Home -- Rebecca will talk with parents about resources and methods for enriching children's learning. She recently published an updated edition of her book Home Learning Year by Year. Meanwhile, Carol Reynolds and Emily Purdy will engage kids in art projects.

11:30-12:45 - Backyard Potluck -- Everyone is welcome to share in a spring potluck and chat with Rebecca in our back yard. We'll have our tent up if there's no chance for a snow dump!

1:00 - Rebecca will give her Vermont Humanities Council lecture "Wolf Peaches, Poisoned Peas, and Madame Pompadour's Underwear: The Surprising History of Common Garden Vegetables." She 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.

I hope to record each talk for those who can't make it. But I hope you can join us!

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