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DearMildred
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Amanda
Tulsa
OK
USA
223 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 1:16:53 PM
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This is **SO** fantastic! First Lady Obama is planting a vegetable garden on the White House Lawn - with bee hives (!), composting, heirlooms, rare herbs, starting from seed, and school children.
First White House garden since Eleanor Roosevelt's Victory Garden during WWII.
How cool is that?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/dining/20garden.html?th&emc=th
~~~Amanda in OK~~~
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. ~Will Rogers |
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corporatefarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
389 Posts
Tamara
Pikeville
TN
USA
389 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 1:45:21 PM
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SOOOO COOL! I was just coming to post the info for our farmgirls and found that you already had :)
live well,
Tamara
www.thegoodearthfarm.com
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children"
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3318 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 3:10:35 PM
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| She must have been watching the news and can sence how bad things are going to be. I am so dissapointed in our new president that I cannot see past it. She shows a whole lot more common sense than anyone else in Washington D.C. |
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pumpkinvine
True Blue Farmgirl
179 Posts
Amy
USA
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Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 4:31:16 PM
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I saw this news article too! What a great idea! I'm looking forward to hearing more about it as the garden progresses.
Amy from Lompoc
Farmgirl Sister #119
http://www.pumpkincupcake.blogspot.com |
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Farmgirlheart
True Blue Farmgirl
103 Posts
Valerie
Los Angeles
California
USA
103 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 4:44:41 PM
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| Yay! I think that is so cool! It's about time they put some of that land to good use around the house! If Michelle is actually gonna do any of the work herself I will be so excited! |
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
2096 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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Lizabeth
True Blue Farmgirl
560 Posts
Washington
560 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 6:11:10 PM
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Maybe, she then will appreciate the danger of the legislation being proposed to curtail organic farming? perhaps she could be asked to speak against the FSA idea.
http://www.handcraftsbyheather.com |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 6:29:15 PM
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 This is great! I think she's setting an example for everyone. Now my neighbors won't think I'm weird for building a salad table--hmm, maybe they'll even want to try it themselves...I hope this catches on!
Cindy |
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 6:54:08 PM
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This wonderful idea of reviving the Victory Garden was the idea of the founder of KGI, Kitchen Gardeners International - a great website - I think it is a wonderful idea and we all need to jump on the bandwagon here and start growing our own foods again!
The Summer issue of Herb Quarterly magazine will feature my article on the Victory Garden Revival - I hope you will all enjoy it!
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4739 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4739 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 07:19:02 AM
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Sounds great! Knowing the First Lady, it will be a top notch organic garden too!
Dawn in IL |
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
1054 Posts
Anne
Portland
Or
USA
1054 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 07:38:20 AM
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Garden first and maybe sheep next. It would be great to see sheep eating and keeping the lawn "mowed" as they did way back in Jefferson's time. I can't wait to see how her garden grows.
Anne in Portland, OR
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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abigailc1973
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
abigail
orlando
fl
USA
85 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 08:05:49 AM
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| This is so cool! Thank you First Lady Obama! I just wish every household in America could plant a pot of tomatoes or a window box of lettuce. Once you do...it's over, you'll be hooked on the fresh, yummy homegrown food and then you end up planting more...and more...and more. I want to start giving tomato plants to my neighbors as gifts to get them going. |
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NudeFoodFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Heide
Benton City
WA
433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 08:06:01 AM
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This was the first article I read today and my husband urged me to get on the forum and start a conversation and look it is already here! Dang you Farm Chicks are COOL! We think this is such great news becuase of that Bill 875 that wants to further corporatize and industrialize farming. Go Obamas! Why would it take the chef 10 years to get here "local" garden? oh right, it was meat and potatos for the last decade! Being that we are small time farmers we hope the Obamas don't leave us out; I heard there was section of the stimulus money going towards fresh food for schools program. Wouldn't that be great?!
Heide
Nude Food Farm
~Grown so good,
Dressing is Optional. |
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LauriP
True Blue Farmgirl
239 Posts
Laurianne
Hertford
North Carolina
USA
239 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 08:16:38 AM
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>> Makes me glad that I choose to grow a good amount of our groceries.. <<
This summer will be fine, I think, for those who garden on a regular basis. With the President & Family growing their veges, now it won't seem so odd that somebody like me is out grubbing in the garden an' making sure everything is in good shape.
And I'm considering buying a new shovel...Ha!
My Sunday school teacher some years ago used to make ugly remarks about me working in my vege beds...guess it's not so "Bad" after all! LOL!
Laurianne |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
2045 Posts |
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NudeFoodFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Heide
Benton City
WA
433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 22 2009 : 07:59:44 AM
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No Doubt! She would be a fine addition! It feels so wierd to be proud of what our country's leaders are doing. . .
Nude Food Farm
~Grown so good,
Dressing is Optional. |
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
2460 Posts |
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DearMildred
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Amanda
Tulsa
OK
USA
223 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 09:04:41 AM
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The First Fam's garden was in the New York Times again today!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/business/22food.html?em
The article's much broader than that - entiteled "Is A Food Revoltion Now In Season?"
Good read.
~~~Amanda in OK~~~
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. ~Will Rogers |
Edited by - DearMildred on Mar 23 2009 09:05:22 AM |
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NudeFoodFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Heide
Benton City
WA
433 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2009 : 09:18:00 AM
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I feel inspired to help create a community garden where everything grown goes directly to the food bank (Truely FarmChick Terra's idea).
We have a huge "gang problem" here and I am hoping my local FarmChicks wanna get some "gang kids" suggested to us from the school, to come build a fantastic garden with us. Maybe they could get school credit?. . .
Once it starts I will be sure to document it and post it.
Thanks Ms. Obama for being a mom who knows the benefits from fresh food.
Nude Food Farm
~Grown so good,
Dressing is Optional. |
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