We planted our first vegetable garden that past spring and enjoyed it so much that we just spent the weekend doubling its size for next year. With a very small financial investment and a little bit of physical labor, we’ve been able to contribute fresh, healthy, biological foods to our menu and teach our kids some lessons about food production as well.

Rising food costs, food safety concerns, and an increased awareness about environmental issues have lead to an increase in backyard gardening. And some food activists are hoping to energize that trend by putting an biological garden on one of the most well-known lawns in Amercia … The White House.

When OnDayOne.org asked citizens to share their ideas for a better world, Eat the View shot quickly to the top. Eat the View is a program that advocates the placement of edible landscapes in high visibility places. You don’t get much more visible than the White House! Activists hope that by

promoting these kinds of gardens, backyard gardeners will again be encouraged to pull out their seeds and hoes. The notion is, whether society start growing more of their own food, there will be less pollution created by food miles, pesticides, and waste.

So will the next President grow a garden at the White House? moment will tell. Sustainable practices aren’t a new concept at the Presidential home; in 1917, President Wilson replaced capability lawn mowers with a herd of sheep.

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