President Obama’s wife, Michelle, has started an organic garden in the White House. The garden will provide organic food for the first family and their guests.
The Obamas are involving school children in the cultivation project which they hope will have a positive educational effect on the children.
This is the first organic vegetable garden at the White House in over 50 years. The last one was established by Eleanor Roosevelt during the Second World war.
However, this approach by Michelle Obama has angered the “agri-business” lobby, who want her to use chemicals on her crops. They have written to the First Lady saying she should be using ‘crops protection products’.
I think not! Go for it Michelle!
New York Times story
Big Agriculture complains
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1 Mark from raeuchermischungen // Jun 8, 2009 at 5:46 pm
It’s really important for the folks. I think she’s doing right! For a better green earth.
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