Biographical Information
Whatley was born here.
Calhoun County, Alabama
Whatley introduced the concept of ___ to help struggling black farmers who were often denied ___.
"clientele membership clubs” in the 1960s to help struggling Black farmers, who often were denied the loans and grants afforded to their white counterparts.
What is the type of agriculture called in which the methods try and restore soil and ecosystem health.
Regenerative agriculture methods are meant to restore soil and ecosystem health and leave our land, waters, and climate in better shape for the future.
Whatley witnessed struggles and subsequent decline of black farm owners due to this.
Whatley witnessed firsthand the struggles, and subsequent decline, of black farm owners due to racist policies and land theft, and what he saw as an inability to compete with the growing industrialization of agriculture.
Whatley had these two degrees.
Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from Alabama A&M University and a Doctorate degree in Horticulture from Rutgers University
Whatley was the oldest of ___ siblings.
Whatley, the oldest of 12 children growing up on his family’s farm...
What does the farming concept (PYO) in which there is an emphasis on harvesting the food yourself stand for.
The Pick-Your-Own (PYO) idea. It is a farming operation that puts an emphasis on the farm-to-table strategy where the customers are doing the harvesting themselves.
Whatley pioneered ___ agriculture and ___ farming to maximize biodiversity and keep soil healthy and ___.
Whatley also pioneered sustainable agriculture and regenerative farming practices to maximize biodiversity and keep soil healthy and productive.
The Black farmers faced struggles in the South when ___.
He also saw the struggles that Black farmers faced in the South when trying to receive loans from the government to keep their land.
The hydroponic farm he was assigned was ___ acres.
...after serving in the Korean War where he was assigned to manage a 55-acre hydroponic farm providing food to the soldiers...
Booker was alive during these years.
Bonus question: 20 points
1915-2005
Booker T. Whatley was a ___, ____, and ___.
An African American horticulturist, author and professor.
Booker ran a hydroponics farm during the ___ to grow and deliver healthy foods to soldiers.
Bonus question: 18 points
He was briefly drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he ran a hydroponic farm to grow and deliver healthy foods to stationed soldiers
What were the prices like when people would sell seed and grain to black farmer.
When he was alive he saw unfair marketing to black farm owners. When the black farm owners would try and buy seed and grain to plant they would be overcharged because of racial discrimination.
Booker T. Whatley passed away because of this.
The cause for his death is not known, but he died at age 89 on September 3.
Booker T. Whately was an ___ proffesor at ___. He was also an Alabama ___.
Follow-up question: What was he known for: 20 points
An Alabama horticulturist and agriculture professor at Tuskegee University.
Booker T. Whatley is well know for his idea of “clientele membership clubs”. This later evolved into what acronym.
A:POA
B:CMC
C:CSA
Booker T. Whatley also introduced the idea of “clientele membership clubs” which has evolved into the CSA or Community Supported Agriculture which still benefits people to this very day.
He created this important resource for other small farmers.
His handbook “How to Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres” (Regenerative Agricultural Assn. of Rodale Institute, 1987) is regarded as an important resource for small farmers.