A collection of quotes by George Washington Carver on farmers, agriculture, crops, peanuts, food, botany, love, perseverance, gardening and sustainability.
19 Notable Quotes By George Washington Carver, The Father Of Chemurgy
Famous As:
Agricultural scientist
Born In:
Diamond, Missouri, United States
Founder / Co Founder:
Carver Penol Company, The Carver Products Company Carvoline Company
George Washington Carver was a renowned scientist and botanist known to have discovered more than 105 food recipes using peanuts. He is usually called as a ‘Father of Chemurgy’ and is counted among the ‘100 Great African-Americans’. After completing his studies from a local Agricultural College he researched on Pathology and Mycology which made him popular as a botanist. He went on to head the Agricultural Department at the ‘Tuskegee Institute’ and invented alternative crops for farmers. He further introduced the concept of crop rotation and even stressed on teaching these techniques to the farmers. He started his most notable research of peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes. Within a year he came up with various new techniques of growing them which were published in his bulletin titled ‘How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption'. These techniques increased the productivity of peanuts and even made him globally famous. He wrote articles on the use of peanuts for various bulletins and a column titled ‘Professor Carver's Advice’. His significant contributions as a botanist have been honored with various awards including ‘Roosevelt Medal’ for 'Outstanding Contribution to Southern Agriculture'. Read on a compilation of famous quotations and thoughts by him which have been extracted from his writings, books, bulletins, articles and work. Go through the quotes and sayings by George Washington Carver that will enhance your knowledge about farming and agriculture.
