Foods
A Tribute to Dr. George Washington Carver
Meet the "The Plant Doctor"
From the Kitchen of Mr. Stagg
Watch as Culinary Arts teacher, Mr. Stagg, leads us in cooking a tribute to Dr. George Washington Carver.
FOCUS: Peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans
RECIPE #1
RECIPE #2
WELCOME to Mr. Stagg's Kitchen.mp4GWC tribute meal peanut soybeans sweet potato.mp4
Community "Chopped Challenge" in Honor of Dr. George Washington Carver
INSTRUCTIONS: In celebration of the contributions of Dr. George Washington Carver on crop rotation and the cultivation of soy, sweet potatoes, and peanuts, we are "challenging" the community to create a dish using all 3 items: soy/soybeans, sweet potatoes, and of course...peanuts.
Send us your action cooking pictures, pictures of the final dish, and your recipe.
All submissions will be featured below...
Student Submissions
More Fun Facts about Food
Family Recipe - A Short Film Commissioned by King Arthur for Black History Month
Kamari’s film, Family Recipe, is the poetic story of a grandfather passing on the tradition of baking tea cakes (one of Bright’s own secret family recipes) to his granddaughter. It’s both a personal tribute and a universal message about the special joy of recipes shared from generation to generation. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Photo Credit:
George Washington Carver quote: comes from thequotes.in
George Washington Carver portrait: britannica.com
George Washington Carver at work: smithsonianmag.com
Food pictures/videos: Keith Stagg
John Young: Koren Shadmi of the New York Times