Following Eleanor Roosevelt’s 1940’s Victory Garden example, Michelle Obama announced last week that she, along with 23 fifth graders from Bancroft Elementary School, will begin digging up the soil and planting a 1,100 square foot Edible Garden on the White House Lawn. Her foremost hope is to educate children and families about eating healthier, locally grown produce at a time when obesity and diabetes have become a national concern.
The new garden will contain a diverse selection of fruits & vegetables, as chosen by the White House kitchen staff, including: tomatoes, cilantro, various lettuces, spinach, collards, kale, arugula, berries, and a variety of herbs. There will also be two beehives for honey and a compost pile. Beets didn’t make the cut because President Obama doesn’t like them. Gosh, he and I have so much in common: Left-handed, Check. Leo, Check. Dislikes beets, Check…hmmm. I’m starting to think I’ve got a shot at the presidency. Hurley Sashimi 2020? I digress. The food grown in the garden will be served for private family dinners and other state and official events.
The following video is part of the “Eat the View” Campaign to plant high-impact gardens in high profile places. They’d been circulating petitions for quite some time for the Obama’s to replant the First Garden. It’s cute. And educational. Watch it.
(via Inhabitat, New York Times, and Eat the View)
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