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As Virginia’s home for public media, VPM connects nearly 2 million people across Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley to insightful programming in arts and culture,
history, science, news and education.
Now, more than ever, we need stories. Stories to connect us.
In a world that often feels far from connected. We need more than just information. We need inspiration. A glimpse into unknown lives that reveal our commonality. And show us that despite our differences, we’re not all that different. because understanding one another. is what brings us together.
Connected to what matters.
history, science, news and education.
Now, more than ever, we need stories. Stories to connect us.
In a world that often feels far from connected. We need more than just information. We need inspiration. A glimpse into unknown lives that reveal our commonality. And show us that despite our differences, we’re not all that different. because understanding one another. is what brings us together.
Connected to what matters.
Educating Black Students in the 18th Century
A group of free and enslaved Black students attended a formal school in 18th century Williamsburg. Now Colonial Williamsburg is restoring their school building and sharing the stories of the young people who learned there.
Learn More: www.vpm.org/news/2024-06-19/thomas-bray-school-williamsburg-black-history-colonial-america
#virginia #blackhistory #education
Learn More: www.vpm.org/news/2024-06-19/thomas-bray-school-williamsburg-black-history-colonial-america
#virginia #blackhistory #education
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Discovering Descendant Voices
Переглядів 392 години тому
Researchers are trying to track down the descendants of the nation’s earliest Black scholars. Those descendants say the connection is helping them understand their place in American history. Read More: www.vpm.org/news/2024-06-19/thomas-bray-school-williamsburg-black-history-colonial-america
Secrets to Crafting the Perfect Pollinator Haven
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Serome Hamlin shows how to use store bought and homemade options to provide places in your landscape for native pollinators to shelter, feed, and lay eggs. Featured on VHG episode 2401; March 2024. #virginia #gardening #pollinators #pollinatorgarden
21st Century Cancer Treatments
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One of Virginia’s top cancer doctors is speaking about the future of cancer treatment. He says early detection, early treatment and access are key to eradicating cancer. Learn More: www.vpm.org/news/2024-06-11/massey-cancer-center-vcu-health-public-outreach #virginia #cancer #treatment
Secrets of Effective Chicken Manure Composting Revealed
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Shana Williams explains the benefits of chicken manure for garden soil and discusses how to handle it safely and age it properly to create a high quality fertilizer for the garden. Featured on VHG episode 2401; March 2024. #virginia #chicken #gardening #compost #composting
Caring for your Garden Soil Using Technology
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Peggy Singlemann and Randy Battle show off tools for monitoring moisture, temperature and pH levels in the soil and explain why knowing these values can improve your produce and your garden. Featured on VHG episode 2401; March 2024. #virginia #gardening #gardeningtips #soil #technology
Create YOUR OWN Hydroponic System at Home
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Josh Dusci from Virginia State University visits the studio to demonstrate how to create a simple and affordable hydroponic system using the Kratky method, which does not require a pump. Featured on VHG episode 2401; March 2024.
Affordable from the Ground Up
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As homes become increasingly unaffordable for many, housing advocates look for innovative ways to help individuals achieve home ownership. One of those innovations is the community land trust. The goal is to keep home prices low for decades at a time. Learn More: www.vpm.org/2024-06-03/land-trusts-aim-to-make-homes-affordable
Controlled Forest Burns with Drones
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Dr. Robyn Puffenbarger gets a bird’s eye view of Lesesne State Forest in Nelson County to learn how the Virginia Department of Forestry uses drone technology - from surveying for insect and disease damage to using drones to ignite controlled burns. Featured on VHG episode 2401; March 2024. #virginia #drone #forestfire #forest #technology
Three Baby Capybaras at Metro Richmond Zoo
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Three female capybara pups were recently born at the Metro Richmond Zoo. The three riverine mammals are part of the largest rodent species in the world. They live in marshes, swamps and rivers in South America. Learn More: www.vpm.org/news/2024-05-31/metro-richmond-zoo-capybara-flora-ocho #virginia #capybara #zoo
More Buses, Free Fares, No Problem
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Most cities struggled with bus ridership coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not RVA. We talk with Faith Walker, Executive Director from RVA Rapid Transit, about what GRTC is doing right - and where there's room for improvement. This week's listener question is about a Maymont resident and his enemy: Richmond Sidewalks. Why do the suck? (his words, not ours). But seriously, why do sidewalks ha...
Vintage Lawn Equipment from the 70s!
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Peggy Singlemann visits Jim Coate at The Electric Tractor Store in Waynesboro to uncover the history of battery powered lawn care equipment and learn how the technology almost caught on 50 years ago. Featured on VHG episode 2401; March 2024. #vintage #lawn #virginia #technology #antique
Herbs and Landscape Gardens
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Dr. Robyn Puffenbarger shares tips for growing herbs and explains the benefits for adding them to landscape beds around the house. Featured on VHG episode 2308; October 2023. #virginia #gardening #herbs
How To Grown Your Own Luffa Garden
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Amyrose Foll meets Lara Brooks of Lara’s Luffa to learn about growing luffa to produce natural sponges. Featured on VHG episode 2308; October 2023. #virginia #gardeningtips #gardening
A surge of electric vehicles may test Virginia’s grid
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A surge of electric vehicles may test Virginia’s grid
Silvia Garcia is giving back to the community that welcomed her
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Silvia Garcia is giving back to the community that welcomed her
Baby boomers breaking the mold in retirement
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Baby boomers breaking the mold in retirement
Diversion courts allow some to bypass jail
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Diversion courts allow some to bypass jail
Tips to Grow your own Special-Tea Garden
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Tips to Grow your own Special-Tea Garden
Why Blacks left the South and why many returned
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Why Blacks left the South and why many returned
A new way to build affordable housing in one Virginia city
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A new way to build affordable housing in one Virginia city
How to beautify your garden with Wildflower seeds
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How to beautify your garden with Wildflower seeds
Providing academic refuge is the goal of this unique academy
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Providing academic refuge is the goal of this unique academy
The first wave of immigrants here came from Germany
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The first wave of immigrants here came from Germany
Mass Migration: Why are people moving south?
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Mass Migration: Why are people moving south?
Explore how Latinos are contributing to life on Virginia’s Eastern Shore
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Explore how Latinos are contributing to life on Virginia’s Eastern Shore
Our possums are well loved and respected. There aren't any downsides to having them around, and as others have mentioned, they are the terror of slugs and snails. They don't go after some or most. They get them all. When I run into them at night they don't run away. They know me. Overall, a sweet, good-natured creature. We are lucky they are around. 😊
The USA is dead and gone.
This video seems to only be the first five minutes of a longer video. Is the full-length version available anywhere?
SWAT SPLAT.......there you go you 'amazing animal' !
Shomi is the pride of bangladesh 🇧🇩
This made me love opossums more than I already did.
IMHO bees use propolis to withstand small predators like mites. What plants do they need to produce the most propolis?
These guys are the reason why I like wasps. They are way more chill, don't attack, unless you trespass, and most importantly, THEY KILL HORSEFLIES (at least here in Europe).
60 million years 😂. We can't accurately date anything.
We get these in Scotland. They will bite through clothes especially on shoulders where the clothes are tight. The bites often swell for some people. Only way I've ever noticed to reduce instances of biting is to take your hat off and rhythmically whip your shoulders like a horse's tail. I've tried everything spray, foods etc but the self flogging offered a deterrent. But don't ever decide to have lunch where it's happening walk another mile
This was really interesting!
They fricking hide behind things until you look away. Hateful.
Try rebar ffs
Not sure I'd describe a horse fly as an "amazing" animal... LOL Deer flies are the bane of my existence here in coastal VA during the late spring and early summer. Horrible annoying biting little suckers. However, I've found that Tea Tree Oil actually does show some effectiveness in deterring them. Don't leave home w/o a few dabs on my collar, arms, and brim of my hat.
She don't care about no stinking books lol wow that's what she said on the last video when they first opened it how disgusting books are what going to tell the truth about mankind
Yeah I bet most of these books were destroyed because they tell the truth.. its disgusting how people destroy history is history leave it alone good or bad? Everyone's always trying to change everybody's mind it's a sad world we live in? And it too bad these people are disrespecting history like they are doing not very professional 1:10:22 1:11:05
Got bitten by a deer fly. Do not recall ever getting one from a horse fly, but *man* that one hurt and really bruised up 🥺
Do you have a link or a brand name/model of the pH monitor you push into the soil? Thanks!
Wonderful post with lots of great information that is not generally known. Thank you!
19:13 dude you are wearing massive thick gloves, telling us how misunderstood and harmless they are
hey @bobzeepl a big THANKS😂
"Amazing animals " relax pal
@2:58 Not family group, but InfraClass.
A wonderful work you're doing, and a wonderful movie- maybe the Opossums might adapt to Europe in the future, just like raccoons did. We could do with some tick vaccuum cleaners ;-) . A lot of highways and roads get fenced of, for frogs, hedgehogs etc,of course the loss of animal life at our roads and highways is still devastating.
Patches is adorable!🥰😘😻 Patches is precious!😘😻❤️ Patches is sweet!❤️😘😻 Patches is a big chubby boy😃😘😻🥰👍 😘😻
Chestnuts are such an amazing food. They're packed with minerals and fibers. They're delicious roasted, excelent as a side dish with pork simply boiled or turned into mash. We eat them a lot in Europe.
In nature, population dynamics mean the number of any given critter can vary quite a bit from year to year....one year a couple decades ago, opossums were all over the place! They even got trapped in our oven one summer night, crawling in through an open kitchen door...you could even hear their subtle "eek eek eeek" cries outside....they were not too wild, you could pick 'em up (with thick gloves of course!!) We've seen 'em since then, usually after dark around our compost heap, but never as many as there were that year 'round 1990. Same with snakes - some years we get lots of rattlers, king snakes and racers, other years not so much.... it's not just the weather tho - this year it's not too hot, but there's been a lot! Interesting....they call baby kangaroos "Joey" too - is that a general term for marsupial young?
Em trusts her cameras leather carry strap. That requires confidence and unbridled trust.
Opossums are very beneficial to the environment, the help keep our environment clean, they eat pests, is there basically nature's trash guys that clean up the environment.
my pool is infested with water stryders lol
I love them
Awesome interview!!!!
I live near Los Angeles area for 40 years. Today I hiked in the san gabriel mountains, I experienced horse flies all over the place. The trail is alone a creek. But later I drove to the mountain Wilson observatory same thing. I’ve never experience horse flies hiking in SoCal mountains. What’ve happened?
It’s sad how racist the native community can be when one looks “to white”.
Got bitten yesterday , feel like bleaching my arm !!! Yuck yuck
Poverty is the Root Cause of all problems in Society
Chubby Bubby , you're not fat we just could see you better!
I really hate these things. They never relent unless you kill them. Impossible to shoo away and they hone in on you and follow you even if you try to run. They are also very fast flyers and can reach up to 60Km/H in speed, so they are impossible to outrun. And their bites REALLY hurt like hell.
All people born in the United States are NATIVE AMERICANS, no matter their ancestry or ethnicity!
Not a real thing
Where was this filmed? Can't understand what he is saying
That dog sure walks funny
Read "Rebel Yell" by S.C. Gwynne for a fuller understanding. Then we can have an educated conversation.
I’ve been doing my genealogy and I have dna matches with the names Mullins, Williams and Goins! Interesting!!
plants need fresh oxygen? little slip up there. Fresh co2 at best :P
Every summer at Scout camp we would observe the pair, possum and armidillo, following their way along the creek and thru our camp digging here and there, foraging as though we weren't really there. Only later did I discover that very big possoms can try to cross roadways at night without regard for oncoming motorcycle traffic. Once I saw a huge armadillo ahead in the lights of a pickup truck become airborne and fly toward me and slide to a stop blocking my turn off the highway. I dragged that cracked and bleeding yard-long body by the tail into the edge of the woods only to discover on the next day that it had moved on to parts unknown.
I watched this video several years ago. Glad I watched it again. I was so happy when I heard they found the pony cart from that episode. And put it in the museum.
New spirit animal unlocked ✨
Respected, Watching in June 2024. Appreciate your hard work and acceptance of various facts. However request you to kindly do something about Mental Slavery. Mental Slavery is increasing with the passage of time. It's in every sphere of life.
Pretty sure that I've seen old photos of chestnut tree trunks that were 8-10 feet wide.
We have to go back to how we were raised. Back to the basics of growing our own food and making meals from scratch. Let's stop supporting corporations who don't value us and our dollars.