Archive for August, 2009

The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden (A new video)

Aug 31 2009

Today, the White House released a brand new video about The White House Kitchen Garden, featuring interviews with First Lady Michelle Obama and White House ...

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Obama’s new idea: The White House Farmers’ Market!

Aug 20 2009

(Question begins at 1hr6min30sec, food part begins at 1hr9min50sec.) President Obama said today that he'd like to see a farmers' market right outside the White House.  ...

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White House Kitchen Garden lead levels under control

Aug 13 2009

For the past few weeks, an absurd panic has been brewing with regards to the lead levels at the White House Kitchen Garden. The original soil ...

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Michael Pollan’s latest thoughts on the White House Kitchen Garden (and cooking or the lack thereof)

Aug 7 2009

Michael Pollan first called for an edible landscape at the White House way back in 1991, neuropathologist during the Bush I era. Imagine an 18-acre ...

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