Category: Included with Admission
In this drop-in style program, we will discuss how enslaved people used the natural world around them to dye their clothes as a form of self-expression. Red and blue are centered around independence and freedom from Britain, but what did that mean for the enslaved?
Guests will dye a square of fabric to take home with them.
March 22, 2025
Riversong Shearing will be joining us for the third year in a row to shear our flock of 30 Gulf Coast Sheep. This family-friendly event will showcase live shearing where you can learn the importance of this practice and how...
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March 22, 2025
Location: Stableyards Join us for a drop in discussion about influential African American women and their deep-rooted impacts in the world of Horticulture. Follow the story of four women and the contributions, dynamics and lasting influence that inspired students of Horticulture...
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March 29, 2025
Location: Stableyards During this drop-in style program kids will participate in a mock archaeological excavation to recognize the importance of artifacts to better understand the past. Kids will have the opportunity to take home their findings and complete an archaeological field...
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April 12, 2025
Location: Stableyards In this drop-in style program, we will discuss the indigo plant, the labor it took to grow, harvest, and process it, as well as the importance of indigo and what it was used for. Guests will dye a square...
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April 19, 2025
Location: Stableyards During this drop-in style program kids will participate in a mock archaeological excavation to recognize the importance of artifacts to better understand the past. Kids will have the opportunity to take home their findings and complete an archaeological field...
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April 26, 2025
Location: Stableyards Join us for a drop-in discussion as we explore the history and origin of Chile peppers-where they originated from, how they came to the new world via the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and their usage in African American Cuisine. This...
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