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You Can Bury a Lot of Troubles Digging in the Dirt...

Geri Miller | Posted 12.11.2009 | Los Angeles

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Geri Miller

I'd been a a gardener since who-knows-when, but I'd never experienced this level of interest before. It was the "who" asking for help that was the most astonishing.

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Meet The White House Honeybees!

nytimes.com | Elisabeth Goodridge | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Whitehouse, Bees, Honeybees, U.S. Honeybees, Animals, White House Garden, Michele Obama, Green News

Meet the White House honeybee. Numbering more than 65,000 at one point, the bees produced a bumper crop of honey this year, the first time honey has e...

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Sam Kass, White House Chef, Works To Fight Child Obesity

Posted 11.04.2009 | Impact

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Sam Kass and President Obama go way back. Kass cooked for Obama for two years before he was elected president and has been heavily involved in tending...

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FLOTUS To Referee 'Iron Chef America,' Ingredients Must Be From White House Garden

New York Times | Marian Burros | Posted 11.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Iron Chef, Michelle Obama, White House Garden, Michelle Obama Iron Chef, Michelle Obama Garden, Style News

In a collision of politics, cooking and popular culture, Michelle Obama will reveal the secret ingredient that the chefs must use in their televised c...

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Sam Kass: The White House Chef Digs All Things Locavore

nytimes.com | RACHEL L. SWARNS | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Policy, White House Chef, Local Food, White House Garden, Sam Kass, Food Politics, Green News

Still, proponents of sustainable farming and locally grown, organic foods are cheering Mr. Kass on. Dan Barber, the chef at Blue Hill in Greenwich Vil...

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Eating White House Garden Salad -- Sort Of

The Atlantic Food Channel | By Eleanor Barkhorn | Posted 10.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Local Food, White House Garden, Michelle Obama Garden, White House Harvest, Green News

I was, of course, thrilled to be given the task of assembling a salad with such illustrious lettuce. I've been fascinated by the project since it brok...

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Michelle Obama Fall Harvest: Reveals That The White House Garden Cost Only $180 To Plant

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green

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Thursday Michelle Obama hosted students to help her harvest the White House garden. The students were enthusiastic to help dig up some vegetables, and...

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Big Barack Bummer

Sarah Newman | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Pesticides, Michelle Obama, Islam Siddiqui, Tom Vilsack, Eat Well Guide, Organic, Barack Obama, Sustainable, Department of Agriculture, Usda, Monsanto, Pesticide Action Network, White House Garden, Food Inc., Takepart, Croplife, US Chief Agriculture Negotiator, Roger Beachy, Green News
Sarah Newman

It's disappointing that the Obama Administration is not providing the visionary leadership on agriculture, like it is in some many other policy areas.

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White House Gardens And Grounds Tours: Thousands Expected On Fall Tours

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

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WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of people are expected to stream through the White House gates this weekend for a rare opportunity to see the fra...

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7 Things You Need To Know For World Food Day (Including How To Get Involved)

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: How to Solve World Hunger, World Food Day, White House Victory Garden, White House Garden, White House Farmers Market, World Hunger, Farmers Markets, Impact News

For many Americans, every day is "Food Day." Yet, there are millions in America for whom providing meals for their family is a daily struggle. World F...

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Cooking A Latin Feast From The White House Garden

AP | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

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WASHINGTON Tuesday night's Fiesta Latina concert at the White House wasn't just a chance to showcase Latin music. The White House brought in guest che...

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

Leslie Hatfield | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Leslie Hatfield, Eat the View, Local Food, Sam Kass, White House Garden, Kitchen Gardeners International, Food Politics, Food Policy, Obama, Tom Philpott, Gardening, Farmers' Markets, Roger Doiron, Green News
Leslie Hatfield

Today, Roger Doiron presents a compost-able list of signatures from people who supported his campaign to plant a White House edible garden, or wanted to thank the first family for their efforts.

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White House Garden Produce Could Be For Sale At Local Farmer's Market

nytimes.com | Rachel L. Swarns | Posted 11.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Farmer's Markets, Healthy Eating, White House, Michelle Obama, White House Garden, Obama Family, White House Vegetable Garden, Green News

City officials say that Sam Kass, a White House chef and a one-time personal culinary czar for the Obamas, showed up at a community meeting last week ...

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The White House Garden: Michelle Obama Is The First Lady Of Food Policy (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

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The White House just released a new video about the kitchen garden as the second installment of their "Inside The White House" series. The video is no...

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Mr. President: Turbodog is My Rose Garden Beer Choice

Jerry Chautin | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Small Business Administration, Rose Garden, White House Garden, President Obama, Washington DC, Sba, Obama, Stimulus, Karen Mills, Sgt. James Crowley, Obama Crowley Gates Beer, Obama Beer, Henry Louis Gates, Business News
Jerry Chautin

Turbodog creates a pleasant stimulant-sensation at the back of my throat that metaphorically represents the stimulus needed by the small-business community.

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Growing Pains

Jerry Zezima | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Fruits, Michelle Obama, Home Improvement, Horticulture, White House Garden, Oval Office, Humor, Nature, Vegetables, Food, Gardening, Rhode Island, Barack Obama, Culture, Living News
Jerry Zezima

We have had several delicious meals featuring string beans, jalapenos and parsley, and there will be plenty more when the tomatoes, eggplants, bell peppers and cauliflowers are ready to eat.

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Plotting Michelle Obama's Next Food Move

Grist | Tom Laskawy | Posted 08.17.2009 | Green

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For anyone still doubting the food-related ambitions of First Lady Michelle Obama, the WaPo's Jane Black wishes to disabuse you. In an article that ch...

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Michelle Obama: To Russians, She's The First Lady Of Gardening

washingtonpost.com | Robin Givhan | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green

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On her second international trip as first lady, the welcoming cover stories and street chatter here have focused on her White House kitchen garden rat...

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Use the Precautionary Principle

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 08.03.2009 | Green

Read More: White House Garden, White House, Obama White House, Lead, Michelle Obama, Eddie Gehman Kohan, The Obama Girls, Gardening, Epa, Green News, Lead Poising, Sewage Sludge, Obama Administration, Organic Gardening, Organic Food, National Park Service, Toxic Chemicals, Green News
Andrew Kimbrell

At the White House, the precautionary principle should be used: lead contaminated soil should be removed and replaced with organic compost. That would be the safe and truly organic way.

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The Obama Organic Family Garden: Swimming in Sludge?

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green

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Andrew Kimbrell

The Obamas may be the newest sludge victims. Michelle's hopes of having a truly organic garden and healthy vegetables for her own children and other children who visit the White House have been dashed.

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Lawns Versus Gardens In Beverly Hills

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living

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Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

I have something in common with Michelle Obama, a brand new vegetable garden in my back yard. Mine was started by my 21 year old son, home from colle...

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It's Time to Change School Lunch

Jerusha Klemperer | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Slow Food Usa, National School Lunch Program, Michelle Obama, Local Food, White House Garden, Child-Nutrition-Act, President Obama, Eat-In, Politics News
Jerusha Klemperer

The National School Lunch Program provides a meal to 30 million children every school day. Right now it is a sad mirror of the broken food system outside the school walls.

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Michelle Obama's White House Garden Harvest Gets An A Plus

US News And World Report | Paul Bedard | Posted 07.22.2009 | Living

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With a veggie harvesting fashion that leans toward carnation-pink hip-huggers, designer sneakers, and perfect nails, Michelle Obama isn't going to win...

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What's With Our Obsession with Michelle's Clothes?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 07.18.2009 | Style

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Linda Buzzell

Today's news includes a great picture of Michelle working up a sweat in her garden as she tends her veggies. But folks still insist on commenting mostly on what she's wearing.

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Michelle Obama Works In Kitchen Garden With Students

AP | NATASHA T. METZLER | Posted 07.18.2009 | Green

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WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama welcomed fifth-graders back to the White House garden Tuesday to pick the lettuce and peas they helped pl...

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