“Wolf Peaches, Poisoned Peas, and Madame Pompadour’s Underwear: The Surprising History of Common Garden Vegetables,”at the Orwell Free Library, Tuesday September 27th starting at 6:30 pm. Science and history writer Rebecca Rupp will discuss the stories behind many common garden vegetables. Find out why a lot of people don’t like beets, how a 17th century pirate named the bell pepper and how George Washington was nearly assassinated by a plate of poisoned peas.