In 1999, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association inaugurated the
Bookshelf series in commemoration of the bicentennial of George
Washington's death. Each volume in the ongoing collection will
provide a concise overview of a specific Washingtonian topic,
offering a wealth of valuable information on such areas as the
soldier-statesman's domestic life, political and social interests,
and service to the new nation.
This volume provides a fresh historical focus on George
Washington as a pioneer farmer actively engaged in a new approach
to agriculture: one based on a more scientific attitude toward
crops, farm animals, and the land. As Alan and Donna Jean Fusonie
examined his correspondence and diaries, the emerging profile of
Washington was of a tireless experimenter eager to share his
results with visitors and with farmers in other parts of the
country and abroad. In his correspondence Washington used the power
of his pen to convey important agricultural thoughts. He
increasingly expressed his concern about the ruinous agricultural
practices of many of his fellow farmers. Washington's complex shift
to a more self-reliant and integrated system of agriculture proved
him to be an informed, forward-thinking decision maker who focused
on the long-term productivity and conservation of his land at Mount
Vernon. The authors, also practicing farmers, are intrigued by the
similarity between Washington's outlook and that of an increasing
number of today's farmers who use more sustainable approaches.
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