Monticello symposium Sept 10-11

Historic Plants Symposium
"The 7th biennial symposium, Come to Table—Historic Plants in the Kitchen, will focus on the garden’s harvest in early American recipes from a regional perspective. Speakers include New England food historian Sandy Oliver, heirloom vegetable collector and author William Woys Weaver, and John Martin “Hoppin’ John” Taylor, author and expert on Charleston foodways and Lowcountry cuisine, along with Monticello’s Leni Sorensen on African-American cooking and Peter Hatch with a look at Thomas Jefferson’s vegetable garden and kitchen."
for more information about the other weekend activities: http://www.monticello.org/calendar/index.html?select_month=9#100