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The French Connection: The Lost Fruit and Farmers of Acadie with Todd Little-Siebold
The French Connection: The Lost Fruit and Farmers of Acadie with Todd Little-Siebold
Before the town-wide celebration for Bastille Day (the national day of France), learn about Castine’s surprising French connection through the genetics of apples with historian Todd Little-Siebold. This talk will explore the largely undocumented introduction of European agriculture in North America by examining the forgotten farmers of La Acadie. French settlers and missionaries introduced European ... Read more