image courtesy of FamilyCook Productions's Lynn Fredericks

The White House has already harvested more than 225 pounds of produce from the kitchen garden that Michelle Obama and her crew of fifth graders planted with so much fanfare back in March. But the White House kitchen garden has yielded much more than a bumper crop of salad greens: it's brought a bonanza of media coverage to the edible landscaping boom that's sweeping the country.

The growing...