—Rebecca Cole March 20, 2009 WASHINGTON —
This year, the vegetables served at the White House will be as locally grown as possible—right on the South Lawn. After a campaign by gardeners and sustainable-food activists, the First Family has decided to dig up part of the White House grounds for a vegetable garden. And Friday, Michelle Obama and local elementary school students will break ground for the project.
It's part of the first lady's promotion of healthy food for America. But like many parents, the Obama's have had mixed results: Michelle Obama recently said a version of "creamless" creamed spinach by White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford still was a bit too "green" for the kids. Friday's activities are the culmination of a campaign to turn the 16 acres of White House grounds into an "edible landscape."
