Category Archives: Educational

At the Ilsley, Educational

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

 

Common garden vegetables have long and fascinating histories. Science and history writer Rebecca Rupp will discuss the stories behind many of our favorites, 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.  A VT Humanities Speaker Bureau program.

Recorded 8/7/24

Producer: MCTV

Educational, Pollinator Pathway of Addison County, Public

Pollinator Pathway of Addison County: Fireflies and Dark Skies

 

Do you love fireflies? Step into their enchanting world with Emily May, conservation biologist at the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Emily will explore the secret lives of these captivating creatures, and the roles that fireflies and other nocturnal insects play in our ecosystems. Learn about the effects of light pollution and how we can help – we all need darkness at night, for fireflies, birds, bats and mammals.

recorded 6/4/24 in Unity Hall at the Congregational Church of Middlebury, VT.

Producer: Pollinator Pathway of Addison County