Re: WHITE HOUSE GARDEN

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>From what I read today, from DC newspapers etc., the garden is going to be  
maintained by one of the chefs. He came from Chicago where he was in 
support of  local farmers and plans to do the same in DC.  So, yes he is being 
paid for  by the government, but I got the impression he was doing it because 
he wanted  to. I don't know many chefs but the few I do know, would love to 
source their  food right outside the door if they could, but they also 
support local farmers  where they can.

I would like the idea though to have more of a ripple effect. There are so  
many subdivisions popping up with silly covenants that include no vegetable 
 gardens or compost piles. If the White House can put one in, it may just 
give  someone in one of these developments a chance to change the rules in a 
positive  way.
We can at least hope, anyway!
Kate

Kate  Copsey
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In a message dated 4/16/2009 10:32:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
cdewilde@frontiernet.net writes:

What you  said is very true for the home  
veg gardener. ( and I was one for  twenty years). The WH garden is  
being cared for by public employees  who are paid (not the homeowner  
who is not).  We should support  all the organic growers out there who  
are trying to make a living  and have to pay taxes on their land and  
have a cost of the money  invested in land and equipment, mortages and  
loans to pay.  The  WH garden paid for by taxpayers is a costly show  
piece which may  inspire more home gardeners to to one also but maybe  
they will be  inspired by the money they will save and the taste of  
the veg  produced rather than trying to copy someone  else

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