The History of White House Gardening
January 23, 2009 by Jennifer
You have to see this great video created by the nonprofit group Kitchen Gardeners International, who are running the “Eat the View” campaign. The campaign’s goal is to encourage the return of edible landscapes on the White House lawn. This goal is seeking backing by President Obama. If he makes a change, and replants America’s garden, the theory is that this will inspire citizens to grow healthy and environmentally responsible food as well. This video is also a great simple history learning tool for kids – perfect for homeschooled kids too.
“Eat the View” is coordinated by Kitchen Gardeners International, a Maine-based 501c3 nonprofit network of 10,000 gardeners from 100 countries who are inspiring and teaching more people to grow some of their own food.”
If you want to get involved, you can sign the White House Victory Garden Petition. The petition will be delivered with a collection of heirloom seed packets to the Obamas.)
Visit Eat the View to learn about how you can plant smart, sustainable gardens in your home and community.
Hey, I was just going to post this at MEG… just kidding! Thank you for pointing it out to me, I will be sure to mention it at MEG;-)
You know, as soon as I hit enter on that facebook comment, I thought, “I should have checked her blog first!” Then I thought, you can’t be that lucky all the time.