ronald,
I'd like to read this, but the link did not work for me - it lead to a blank page.
Would you pls re-post the link?
thanks,
ellen

worked for me
try this

Here is a link that might be useful: try again

It loaded for my Ellen, sometimes NYT pages do take a while to load.

Try it again, it's a wonderful article.

This is great news. And organic to boot. Good leadership doesn't just tell what to do, they set good examples! You go, Michelle!

Kris

Great article. Hope it leads to many more similar examples.
thanks!

ellen

Ron, I saw a similar article on Yahoo last night, but the NYTimes article is more detailed though, so thanks for posting it. I think it's awesome, and with the ecomony being what it is right now, I think we'll see more and more people trying to grow their own veggies this year.

Bonnie

I think it's great that in the usual "pick a cause, any cause" for First Ladies, that she picked this one. I think she's the perfect one to start the ball REALLY rolling on the health of the American population, and the size of the average American these days. It desperately needs to be addressed.

Yeah!!!! Way to go Michelle.

Mama Obama is so cool, she's high on my list of who should be the NEXT president of the U.S. I am thrilled to see this article!

ME TOO!

Ilove this about her,she is excatly what we need in a leaders wife,

Sassy,you need to tell this to the nasty man you have to deal with,you are doing as the first lady,planting a garden for your family,opps hubby is ready to go,see ya all later.
cAROL

I was so happy to see this in The Times this morning!!!!

After I got all teary-eyed reading it on the subway on my way to work, I thought of Sassy too!!

A copy of that article in the mail box of your annoying neighbor might do wonders! Especially the part about how the garden, plus COMPOST,is visable from E street.

I might just send info on WSing to the White House myself!

I had joined a group on facebook called "eattheview", they were lobbing for a vegetable garden at the White House. They did a good job!!

What a smart, wonderful woman our first Lady is - - and now a gardener too! Thanks for sharing this.

I love that she talks about the link between good wholesome food and reducing children's scary rate of obesity and diabetes. While I myself am a bit partial to chubby babies with rosy cheeks (smile)the sheer number of overweight young children I see out in the world every day is alarming. Food is part of the answer, but activity is too. "Sitting in front of a box - TV, computer, game systems, hand held games" is killing our kids. Get em outside to garden (and run and jump and climb and MOVE)

Nancy

Did you see her on the evening news? She is adorable. But she is gonna have a hard time gardening in that dress. Maybe Prof. can lend her his KILT! lololol

I heard that, gardencrazy! Kilts are wonderful for men to work in. All that aeration! Maybe I'll send Michelle an email and suggest Pres and she wear matching kilts/gardening skirts.

I agree with all above. Being a grandma and an RN this is the PERFECT thing for her to champion. She has lovely little children she can spend time with, teach about gardening, life and nutrition. She's a great example to other Mom's who are also busy that a little time spent well can be very productive. I also agree wholeheartedly that the exercise aspect is great! Go Michelle! I hope we see her and the girls with smudgy noses on the news...how adorable would that be. It's what we need..and a great way to tell folks who are really pinching pennies about a healthy inexpensive way to eat.

Yeah! We need down to earth people in the White House! I am so very happy I voted for Mr. Obama.
He is my President! Tee hee. :-)

Prof! lol

I loved this article, but I think someone should teach the Obama family about lasagna gardening and stop all that hard work of digging. And next year we can have Michelle winter sowing with us, picture jugs on the roof of the white house, I love it!!!

Alberta

Yeah.

I agree with you all about our gardening First Lady. You Grow Girl!

Alberta, I had the same thought when I saw them turning over the dirt. Maybe now winter sowing might get the White House seal of approval, (not that we really need it) LOL!

La Donna

Thumbs up!
Yes, I heard and I think it's wonderful. I also thought about them WS at the White House. But then, jugs on Pennsylvannia Ave might be a code violation :-)
(Imagine, Secret Service agents stumbling over them as they run after some crazy person in the yard...)

Linda

Kind of ironic, considering how many subdivisions don't allow vegetable gardens because they don't "look nice."

Wonder if she'll have any Special Olympics athletes come help her with the garden.