Wolf Peaches, Poisoned Peas, and Madame Pompadour’s Underwear.

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 Vermont Humanities Council event hosted by Springfield Town Library. Springfield, Springfield Town Library, 43 Main St, Tracey Craft, (802) 885-3108.