tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post6534962712505162702..comments2024-03-19T15:39:56.057-04:00Comments on Natural Gardening: A vegetable garden at the White HouseLisa Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08546271182217310594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post-48354135646163941332009-03-21T11:24:00.000-04:002009-03-21T11:24:00.000-04:00I agree to a point with some of the naysayers that...I agree to a point with some of the naysayers that substantial attention to change in food policies such as corporate ag subsidies and an overhaul of school lunch programs is more important than "a symbol." But hey, what a symbol! And the way Michelle Obama and Sam Kass have envisioned it-- involving local school children in the growing and opening it for others to see-- very <BR/>cool and much more than a gesture. And also good to see that the advocacy work of Waters, Pollan, SFUSA, and Kitchen Gardeners Int'l is paying off. Somebody may indeed be listening.<BR/><BR/>I am planting a garden tomorrow for a very sick friend who can't plant her own anymore. As I read about what's going in the spring planting at the White House, I realized that the same lettuce varieties they are using are the very ones I picked out for her at a local box store. So just about anybody (with just a little help and land or a few containers) can do it too!CENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06048211362201115798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post-34440992441733644022009-03-20T17:48:00.000-04:002009-03-20T17:48:00.000-04:00I appreciate all the changes, large and small, tha...I appreciate all the changes, large and small, that the Obama family is making. I did a gardening cheer for the news of the kitchen garden. :-)Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.com