Eddie at Obama Foodorama broke the story and ABC News has confirmed that the Obamas will install a vegetable garden on the White House lawn as suggested by Roger Doiron of Kitchen Gardeners International’s Eat the View campaign, Daniel Bowman Simon and Casey Gustowarow from the WHO Farm initiative (both of which we covered in our book, Cultivating the Web), and the thousands who signed their petitions. Congratulations to the first family and to foodies around the country — the belief in fresh, healthful, local food that this project symbolizes is a big win for us all, one that will hopefully inspire more people to participate in “shovel-ready” projects around the country.
(Image courtesy of Eat the View)
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1 megan (brooklyn farmhouse) // Mar 19, 2009 at 11:55 am
This is super exciting. Love the Obama pic, btw!
2 Vanessa // Mar 19, 2009 at 5:19 pm
this symbolizes so much for the country! hopefully families across the country will pick up their own shovels and start planting!
3 Kate // Mar 20, 2009 at 10:48 am
In celebration and solidarity, the Eat Well Guide has added The White House vegetable garden to their listings
Check it out!
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