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The organic plot, on a secluded part of the White House's south lawn, is tipped to produce a bumper harvest of spinach, lettuce, kale, shell-peas, broccoli and radishes, as well as verdant traditional herbs.
Borders in the garden, shaded by trees, are planted with a mix of marigolds, nasturtiums and Zinnias.
"The whole point of this garden for us is that I want to make sure that our family, as well as the staff and all the people who come to the White House and eat our food, get access to really fresh vegetables and fruits," the first lady said.
"Today is getting the soil ready," Obama told children from an elementary school in Washington.
"Then we'll come back in a couple of weeks to actually do the planting, and then sometime in June, right around the time that school is over, hopefully we'll have lots of great vegetables and fruits."
As well as stressing healthy eating habits, the new White House garden is designed to highlight the importance of good food at a time when many families are hard pressed by the economic crisis.
Produce will be used throughout the White House and a nearby soup kitchen for homeless people which the first lady has already visited.
At a time when President Obama is being forced to run up huge budget deficits, his Republican critics might be relieved to find out that the project is costing a mere 200 dollars.
And if things get really bad between Obama and his foes in Congress, he could always throw them a carrot.
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Borders in the garden, shaded by trees, are planted with a mix of marigolds, nasturtiums and Zinnias.
"The whole point of this garden for us is that I want to make sure that our family, as well as the staff and all the people who come to the White House and eat our food, get access to really fresh vegetables and fruits," the first lady said.
"Today is getting the soil ready," Obama told children from an elementary school in Washington.
"Then we'll come back in a couple of weeks to actually do the planting, and then sometime in June, right around the time that school is over, hopefully we'll have lots of great vegetables and fruits."
As well as stressing healthy eating habits, the new White House garden is designed to highlight the importance of good food at a time when many families are hard pressed by the economic crisis.
Produce will be used throughout the White House and a nearby soup kitchen for homeless people which the first lady has already visited.
At a time when President Obama is being forced to run up huge budget deficits, his Republican critics might be relieved to find out that the project is costing a mere 200 dollars.
And if things get really bad between Obama and his foes in Congress, he could always throw them a carrot.
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