Let me just say, "Right the fuck on, Michelle!"
The Obamas are planting a White House garden. Clips and links over the flip.
On Friday, Michelle Obama will begin digging up a patch of White House lawn to plant a vegetable garden, the first since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory garden in World War II. There will be no beets (the president doesn’t like them) but arugula will make the cut.
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Almost the entire Obama family, including the president, will pull weeds, "whether they like it or not," Mrs. Obama said laughing. "Now Grandma, my mom, I don’t know." Her mother, she said, would probably sit back and say: "Isn’t that lovely. You missed a spot."
I hope this inspires people around the country to follow suit, and that it helps organic seed providers (not big-ass agribusiness selling gmo crap seeds).
Growing your own vegetables isn't only fun, it's good for you. Spring starts tomorrow, so if you've got a plot of land, or some 5 gallon buckets on your balcony, or a window that can hold an herb box, start planting.