Hip, Hip! Very Good (Food Policy) Fellow Visits White House Garden

As I type up this post, I imagine Roger Doiron, a man I’ve only met once or twice in person (we’ve exchanged quite a few emails), is just walking out onto the White House lawn. Roger’s been invited to tour the White House garden today, which is auspicious, because it’s also his birthday. But he’s the one coming bearing gifts. Let me back up. Last fall, just after President Obama won the election, I published a blog post titled “ Now, Vote for Veggies ,” in support of Roger Doiron’s Eat the

Patio Garden Tips

Patio Garden Tips by Rene A LacapeOne can say that having a garden can be troublesome and also a joy. A beautiful garden will evidently increase the value of the house. A patio garden can be add-on, or it could be constructed from the ground up. The latter is where contractors are employed to build the structures which would later hold the potted flower plants, the small palm trees, the fish pond with golden grass carp swimming inside, and a set of patio furniture – the vision can be qu

Clintons’ Sludge Ruins Obamas’ Garden

We almost missed this howler, perhaps because it was discreetly buried in AOL’s Daily Finance site: Michelle Obama’s toxic veggie nightmare: White House organic garden polluted with sludge Alex Salkever Jul 30th 2009 When First Lady Michelle Obama planted an organic vegetable garden on the White House lawn in March 2009, she hoped to both set an example of healthy eating and to grow tasty edibles for her daughters and husband. But Michelle’s organic dream has been dashed by a

Not So Fast On The Organic White House Veggie Garden

Remember the big deal many in the media made about Michelle Obama planting a tiny organic farm on the White House grounds, something that a typical barking moonbat movement pushed for? Yeah, about that When First Lady Michelle Obama planted an organic vegetable garden on the White House lawn in March 2009 , she hoped to both set an example of healthy eating and to grow tasty edibles for her daughters and husband. But Michelle’s organic dream has been dashed by a nasty toxic legacy lurki

Why all the attacks on the White House Garden?

If you missed the big gardening news this week, here's the summary version: After the not-surprising attacks on the organic nature of the garden from the lobby group for Big Chem, this latest attack came curiously from the left. It...

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