George Washington Carver

2 months ago | community-news.com | Randy Keck |George Washington Carver

Slings & Arrows Posted Wednesday, February 19, 2025 11:12 am Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” It was early September in 1963 when I first sat at my desk in Mrs. Sides’ first-grade classroom at Stewart Elementary School in Lubbock. My parents bought a house two blocks down on the same street sometime before school started, and I would often walk or ride my bike to school. Through the education I received there I learned to read and write; I learned some history, I...

Feb 8, 2024 | blog.nwf.org | Camille Dungy |George Washington Carver |Gene Barretta |Frank Morrison

This Black History Month, we are uplifting Black leaders that have made a difference by sharing personal, ancestral, and contemporary connections with nature, gardening, and community education. Written by George Washington CarverGeorge Washington Carver is often recognized for his inventions involving new uses for the peanut and sweet potato. As an author and botanist, he was also an advocate for nature study in schools and the nature study movement which began in the late 1800s.

Jan 13, 2024 | activerain.com | Will Hamm |George Washington Carver |Ray Kroc

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember amateurs built the ark... Professions built the Titanic. - Will HammThe great discovery of all the time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude. - Oprah WinfreyLife is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. - Henry FordWhere there is no vision, there is no hope.

Feb 14, 2023 | dispatchist.com | George Washington Carver

DispatchistNews from around the globe in real timeClient loginNewsSourcesCountriesPeopleCategoriesOrganizationspeanut, (Arachis hypogaea), also called groundnut, earthnut, or goober, legume of the pea family (Fabaceae), grown for its edible seeds. Native to tropical South America, the peanut was at an early time introduced to the Old World tropics. The seeds are a nutritionally dense food, rich in protein and fat. Despite its several common names, the peanut is not a true nut.