Recall when playing in the garden with sludge was labeled dangerous?WH garden ex'seeds' expectations [Jan 12.09]
To Michelle Obama, her White House garden is more than a plot of land. It's also a soapbox.
The South Lawn garden has given Mrs. Obama a platform to speak out about the country's childhood obesity problem, extol the benefits of eating fresh food and teach children early to appreciate vegetables.
It also has offered Mrs. Obama another way to open the White House to people who don't normally visit.
The garden now is ready for winter, fitted with protective coverings called "hoop houses," a kind of temporary green house, to help keep various crops — spinach, cauliflower, lettuce, carrots, cabbage and other greens — growing during the cold months.
Aides say the garden has ex-"seeded" expectations. It has become so popular that even foreign dignitaries ask Mrs. Obama about it when they meet. Crops have been donated to a neighborhood soup kitchen, and the first lady's green thumb has inspired others to start gardening, too.
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