Albert Howard
Organic Farming Pioneer
Doorway text translated from Hindi:
Sir Albert Howard Soil Research Laboratory
Albert Howard observed and came to support traditional Indian farming practices over conventional agricultural science. Though he was sent to India to teach Western agricultural techniques he found that the Indians could in fact teach him more. One important aspect he took notice of was the connection between healthy soil and the villages' healthy populations, livestock and crop. Patrick Holden, Director of the UK Soil Association quoted Howard as saying "the health of soil, plant, animal and man is one and indivisible." Albert Howard was president of the 13th session of the Indian Science Congress in 1926.
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Dr Janak Palta McGilligan, Director Jimmy McGilligan Centre For Sustainable Development , Indore, India with Rob Blakemore and Mimari Nagata. PLaque translation below.
Albert Howard ran his soil research laboratory at Indore where a plaque and doorway inscription are now in place.
Rob Blakemore is shown in this picture with Janak Palta McGilligan and Mimari Nagata. Rob is a vermocologist and interested in Albert Howard because he understood the importance of worms to soil health - "There is no better soil analyst than the lowly earthworm." Rob made a trip to Indore in 2016 because he wanted to find out was has happened there in recent years. To download Rob's account of his trip to Indore in 2016 click here
HRH Prince Charles is a big fan of Sir Albert. You can view his 2008 Albert Howard Memorial lecture using the link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dadwzpIbfo&t=7s
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Photographs on this page taken by Mimari Nagata and Janak Palta McGilligan
