How Does Her Garden Grow?

By Sandy Pfaff, GreenPepper

If Michelle Obama does nothing else in the next (hopefully) 8 years, she will have forever endeared herself to the food world with the ground-breaking of the new White House garden two weeks ago.  Long-time foodies like Alice Waters and Michael Pollan cheered, and rightly so.  With her vision for a sustainable future  – and her shoveling -  we just experienced one of the greatest and timely breakthroughs in the drive for a healthier planet.  I applaud her inspiration and follow through to build the first garden at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt.  There is no telling what positive changes this will create for consumers and the food industry alike.

And while the estimated expense of $200 for a myriad of seeds and soil seems too good to be true, the message is clear – we can all benefit from building a garden, no matter how big or small.  It’s healthy for us and the planet, affordable during a tough economy, and it is a great way to engage kids who are the greatest champions for the environment, and are also at the center of the obesity crisis.  What better time and place to get them involved in this exciting movement.

Michelle Obama’s wish was to make the White House the “People’s House” and it will be wonderful to see how the “people’s garden” grows.  And she showed that there are many simple steps we can all take to bring organic, fresh produce into our own homes with just a little effort and some dirt under our fingernails.  With spring in the air, and Earth Day just around the corner, my garden is under way with new tomato plants, eggplant and zucchini, fresh herbs and even hopefully a few bees buzzing.  It’s also buzzing with the promise of a healthier and sustainable future.

As Michael Pollan says, “eat food – not too much, mostly plants.”  Wise advice, indeed.

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