George Washington Carver and His Gardening Innovations

George Washington Carver and His Gardening Innovations.  One of the greatest geniuses of American horticulture was the scientist and inventor George Washington Carver, most famous perhaps for the hundreds of industrial uses he found for the lowly peanut.  Although born into slavery, Carver became the first African American to earn a Bachelor of Science degree, a Masters of Agriculture degree and serve as a faculty member at Iowa State College. He was invited by Booker T. Washington to become the first director of the agriculture department at Tuskegee Institute  in Alabama. His discoveries with agriculture were truly transformative but he also toured the South promoting racial harmony and discussed nutrition in developing nations with Mahatma Gandhi. Join master gardener Jim Embry as he shares his extensive knowledge of Carver and his ingenious gardening techniques.

You can view this presentation here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llo_UTTMQyI or on the Scott County Public Library's YouTube page.