The Ossabaw Hog shares its unique genetic legacy with visitors to Colonial Williamsburg’s Great Hopes Plantation. Historic Farmer Wayne Randolph talks about the rare breed.
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A Pig Worth Saving
Bees in the Colonies
The humble honeybee sweetens the American story. Apiarist Bill Krebs says bees have been here since the beginning.
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Zooarchaeology
Zooarchaeologist Joanne Bowen decodes 400-year-old leftovers.
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Tobacco in the Colonies
Investment in the field yields profits in the marketplace for diligent tobacco farmers. Rural tradesman Wayne Randolph describes the hungry crop’s allure.
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The Town Before the Town
An early plantation slumbers beneath Williamsburg’s streets and foundations.
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Sharing a Love of the Garden
Wesley Green loves to share his knowledge of 18th-century plants with visitors of all ages in the colonial garden on Duke of Gloucester Street.
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