for the second year in a row

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Filed Under: Food Politics, News
Tags: homeless, Michelle Obama, White House kitchen garden
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The post-election red-state, blue-state congressional brouhaha is just beginning, but at the moment, the White House is mostly green, as in the First Lady's thumb. More than a ton of vegetables were harvested from the White House Kitchen Garden, for the second year in a row, reports the blog Obamafoodarama. And this year, 55 different types of food were grown. This for only $200 worth of seeds. Michelle Obama is a mighty gardener, but she wasn't out there weeding alone (or keeping the bees that produced more than 100 pounds of honey). In addition to a garden staff, there were plenty of schoolkids that helped to dig in the dirt. And who's eating the bounty? The First Family, of course. But much of the harvest was donated to Miriam's Kitchen, which provides food for the homeless. And that is a seed well sown.
by Slashfood Editor,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Posted Nov 5th 2010 @ 1:00PM