Category Archives: Public

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

At the Ilsley, The Vermont Book Shop

IPL/VBS First Tuesdays: My Towering Tree by Ashley Wolff

 

Ashley discusses her newest publication, My Towering Tree, and her part in the illustration process.  Discover all the joyful moments and adventures waiting right outside your door in this mindful rhyming picture book celebration of backyard nature.  Ashley Wolff, beloved local illustrator, is the author and illustrator of more than sixty books for children, including the modern classic Miss Bindergarten series by Joseph Slate, and her own celebrated Only the Cat Saw; Where, Oh Where, Is Baby Bear?; Baby Bear Counts One; and Baby Bear Sees Blue.

https://www.vermontbookshop.com

Recorded 8/6/24   

Producer: IPL/VBS