So I am a big fan of Michelle Obama. There I said it. If she's not your cup of tea, I hope you'll hang in for my point.
I like that she wears clothes from J.Crew. Adores her husband but isn't afraid of bringing him back to center. A beautiful woman with a seemingly good mix of traditionalism & powerful ideas of what it means to be a woman in today's world.
Mostly though, I love that she has created an amazing, edible garden (with help, a lot of help). When I first saw pictures in the paper of The First Lady braking ground on what is now a 1,100 square foot plot, my heart did a little happy dance. It still does actually.
It seems Michelle & I have more in common than mommyhood, cardi sweaters & love of mexican food. We both believe in teachable moments.
Did you know her garden, from the start to fall harvest, produced 740 lbs of produce? Pretty impressive, right? And she has recruited school children to help with planting, weeding & the fun part, harvesting. A portion of the produce goes to a local social service's agency, Miriam's Kitchen. Now before you start going on about how she has "people" like Sam Kass (a little eye candy NEVER hurt a political agenda) or Jim Adams, Chief Horticulturist, just think about the fact that the garden was started with just $175. A highly published number, but come on, it's still impressive.
So, finally, to my point. If you are like me or Michelle, you just want to help your kids live long, healthy, enriched lives, right? A garden seems to me a good jumping off point to taking care of the earth, your family & possibly leave you with some leftover cash for an new cardi. Gotta go, my blackberry is dinging with a J.Crew sale update! Chow.
FYI...to read more about Michelle Obama's health & nutrition initiative go to
http://obamafoodorama.blogspot.com/
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