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Local HistoryProgram Description
Event Details
You may be wondering, "What is Cochineal?" The answer is not a simple one!
Dr. Randy James, AKA Dr. Dirt, will share the fascinating yet forgotten history of a colonial industry: the harvesting of Cochineal insects on Hunting Island. But why would anyone want to grow bugs? Come join us to find out!
This program is co-sponsored by the Beaufort History Museum.
Doors open at 1:30 PM.
Speaker Bio: Dr. Randy James has a PhD in soils and is a Professor Emeritus with the Ohio State University, College of Food, Agriculture & Environmental Sciences. He has lived in Beaufort for over 15 years, doing a lot of volunteer work in the community, and is endlessly fascinated with our dirt.
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