(Diamond, MO) – You are invited to attend Coffee with Carver on Thursday, March 21 at 10:00 am inside the visitor center at George Washington Carver National Monument. Coffee and hot tea will be available for you to enjoy as a park ranger shares insights about George Washington Carver’s agricultural bulletin entitled Some Choice Vegetables. Through this bulletin, George Washington Carver taught impoverished, sharecropping farm families in the South to enrich their meals with readily available, nutrient-dense plants.
Following the ranger talk, park volunteer Linda will share recipes and information about wild edibles, such as dandelion, chicory, salsify root, and many other “weeds” we walk by daily. George Washington Carver’s bulletins will be on display during this fascinating program! Coffee With Carver is a free program, supported by the Carver Birthplace Association and the Volunteers In Parks program.
About George Washington Carver National Monument:
Administered by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, George Washington Carver National Monument preserves the birthplace and childhood home of George Washington Carver – scientist, educator, and humanitarian. The park is located two miles west of Diamond, Missouri on Highway V, then ¼ mile south on Carver Road. For more information, please call the park at 417.325.4151 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 pm, visit the park website at www.nps.gov/gwca, or visit the park Facebook page.
About the National Park Service:
About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for the 424 parks in the National Park System and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at nps.gov on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Reference:
Diane Eilenstein
George Washington Carver National Monument
417.325.4151
diane_eilenstein@nps.gov
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