Friday, April 10 1863

GROWING GARDENS GUARANTEE GOODIES

President Jefferson Davis kicked off a campaign today which would be copied many times in later years by other presidents. He issued a call to his people to plant what a later day would call “victory gardens” on land which would normally be devoted to cotton, tobacco and other items usually sold for export. He pointed out that the union blockade prevented most exports, and the army as well as the people needed the food. The campaign was largely successful.

After breaking ground on a garden bed in the South Lawn of the White House in March, and planting with a group of fifth graders from Bancroft Elementary School in April, Michelle Obama is ready to reap what she's sown: not only food, but also public education.

The same school kids who helped plant have returned at the intervals throughout the growing season to harvest and to learn to cook with the fresh-grown organic veggies. In the meantime, White House staff -- and a colony of honey bees -- have been tending to the garden.

The White House garden -- the first garden on the grounds since Eleanor Roosevelt's victory garden -- quickly became the nation's most high-profile plot. The education, in other words, went far beyond the school children who got their hands dirty.

http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/michelle-obama-gardens-47022002#ixzz0kjTvQF2g 

Michelle Obama is a really cool woman. We are fortunate to have a First Lady with her class and charisma. As a public figure she sets the example for a lot of folks, and so far has done an excellent job. Kudos to her!

What did you think of her inaugural ball gown by Jason Wu?

Michell looks like Shaq in drag...

wheel,

Of what relevence is that? What concerns me are her efforts regarding childhood obesity, military families, career women's support, encouragement of national service, promotion of the arts and of arts education, and fostering of healthy eating habits and healthy lifestyles for American families.

The organic garden and use of bee hives that is mentioned in your post above is something that is inspiring to our youngsters as they see our President and his family as role models and will emulate them.

I don't watch a lot of tv these days, but I did see her on Jay Leno a long time ago, and I recall Mr. Leno saying to her something like, "You're a really pretty woman, Mrs Obama," and I watched her face flood with shy happiness as she smiled sideways and said, "thank you Jay, my husband thinks so too. I'll let him know you said that."

That is class right there. She's a cool lady, and I like her.

:)

Wheel,

I've noticed that you have a particular amount of rudeness in the way that you talk about ALL women. Some would assume it's due to your lack of respect for them, but I've been around a bit, and I believe it's more of a lack of self-respect, particularily in the sexual arena. You're the kind of guy that loves to be humiliated in order to get your rocks off aren't you?

It's cool, I'm down with that. Whatever fires your rocket, right?

To truely inspire youth, we should develop an "Obama's Garden" game for the Nintendo Wii.

So they can play whilst their fathers post on cbid about that black socialist that is destroying our country? Keep them busy? You betcha!~

Anyone watch Palin's speach yesterday? She cracked a joke about one of Obamas recent speaches that all it was missing was the music to Top Gun and Biden in a flightsuit.

I wonder if remembers Mission Accomplished?

I don't get how people can't see through the utter weirdness that is surrounding Ms. Palin. I have nothing against her, and I do find her attractive, quirky, cute, and rather intelligent as well. She's just not cut out to be a politician, and the fact that the powers that be are using her as a pawn and a tool is saddening.

I watched he speach because it was interesting. And throughout the whole thing she made a couple good points. She was also pretty flaky on a few things. But to joke about biden in a flight suit when BUSH actually did it was either a stab at bush (pun sort of intended) or completely blind...... I'm not sure

People have such short memories. Why it seems like only yesterday that we were all waiting for that audiotape of Mrs Obama talking about "whitey." I guess that sorta fell off the radar.

The amount of brainwashing and effectively turning TV/radio watchers and listeners into mindless robots is double what it was just a couple of years ago (and yes, I am just making that figure up based upon gut feeling, so please nobody come in and ask me to back that up with a link).

I have the benefit of having been away for 15 years. I return now and I am literally shocked at the blatant mind-screwing that is going on with our media.

I have a nice vegetable garden there is nothing political about it and I wasn't duped into having one by the press.

Don't be afraid of Politics, the sheet it produces makes a fine fertilizer for your vines..

f*ck politics.

i don't have a garden b/c my neighbor and co-worker do. I just demand they each give me a third of everything they harvest to make it 'fair'.

Why would you do that? It doesn't seem very responsible.

errybody gotta hav skin in the game

mus spread the wealth

the apostate and hiz pet monkey sez so

REDISTRIBUTION OF VEGETABLES NOW!