Re: The new "People's Garden" and H.R. 875

**"* M* <j*@minnichgardendesign.com>**

Great news!!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jo ellen meyers sharp" <hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum" 
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Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL] The new "People's Garden" and H.R. 875

> Actually, the New York Times reported today that the White House is
> digging up a portion of the south lawn for an 1,100-square-foot
> organic garden (no beets allowed!) for the First Family.
> Here's the link:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/dining/19garden-web.html?_r=1&ref=dining
>
>>A new garden, The People's
>>Garden<http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/%21ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/0/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2009%2F02%2F0042.xml&PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&PC_7_2_5JM_navid=NEWS_RELEASE#7_2_5JM>,
>>was recently dedicated. I heard there would be vegetables grown there to 
>>be
>>used in The White House kitchen, and to be distributed to local food 
>>banks.
>>If H.R. 875 is the beginning of the end of gardening, why would the new
>>People's Garden be going in?
>>
>>Sometimes I think we have too much of an alarmist attitude.
>>
>>
>>TC Conner
>>The Write Gardener <http://thewritegardener.blogspot.com/>
>
> -- 
> Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
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