Michelle Obama orders up White House garden (no beets needed)
March 19, 2009 | 4:58
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First Lady Michelle Obama's campaign to encourage healthy eating gets underway in earnest with the groundbreaking for a White House garden. The garden, slated for the South Lawn, will help supply produce for the White House kitchen. There will be dozens of organic vegetables planted, including arugula. But no beets.
Somewhere, Alice Waters is rejoicing.
Chez Panisse founder Waters, who was featured in a "60 Minutes" profile Sunday night on CBS, has been one of the most vocal proponents of an organic vegetable garden on the White House lawn. (Read more about the interview and see the video here.)
Photo: First Lady Michelle Obama with White House head chef Cristeta Comerford, center, and pastry chef William Yosses. Credit: Getty Images
Keeping up with the Obama's - next thing Michelle should consider are backyard chickens!
Posted by: Lucy Lean | March 21, 2009 at 10:57 AM
Why no beets? Raw beets are awesome grated on top a salad. I would think the girls would like them....taste kinda like carrots.
Posted by: Leslie | March 20, 2009 at 12:01 PM
Will this garden be a "Food Production Facility" as defined by Bill HR 875, The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009?
If so, the Obamas might be in for a rude shock.
Healthy, home-grown food is about to be made almost impossible by the guardians of our safety ...... Monsanto!!
Posted by: Graham Rowe | March 19, 2009 at 08:43 PM
Oh good good good good good. This is exactly what the country needs as an example. I even hope that whatever size the garden starts out, that it expands to be as large and productive as possible. Good going, Michelle, we love you.
Posted by: Alan Deane | March 19, 2009 at 06:10 PM