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“All Right, Let’s Plant!” The Fourth Annual WH Kitchen Garden Planting

The First Lady kicks off the fourth annual White House Kitchen Garden planting with the help of some very special gardeners-- students from all across the country who wrote to her about the hard work they've put in to promoting healthy lifestyles in their schools and communities. First Lady Michelle Obama gives seeds to girls from Girl Scout Troop 60325 in Fairport, N.Y., as she joins students for the spring White House Kitchen Garden planting ... on it they’re much more excited about trying it out,” First Lady Michelle Obama said in remarks  kicking off the fourth planting of the White House Kitchen Garden. Schoolchildren from across the country joined the First Lady in the garden on Monday ...

White House Google+ Photowalk: Garden Tour

the country to tour the White House grounds and gardens. This year, we invited our photo enthusiast followers on Google+ to join us for the first ever White House Google+ Photowalk. Bo makes a surprise appearance at the first White House Photowalk during Spring Garden Tours on the South Lawn of the White House. View this photo and more by Natalia on Google+: http://goo.gl/zGfG9 April 21, 2012. (by Natalia Stone) Thirty people, some from nearby and others from as far as Florida and California, spent the day at the White House and captured it all in pictures. During the visit, our photowalkers toured the South Lawn and Kitchen Garden, met White House photographer ...

White House Announces First Google+ Photowalk: Spring Garden Tour

+ are invited to join us for the 2012 Spring White House Garden Tour on Saturday, April 21st. Today, we’re excited to announce our first  Google+ photowalk  at the White House. Photo enthusiasts and White House followers on Google+ are invited to join us for the 2012  Spring White House Garden Tour , a tradition since Pat Nixon first opened the White House gardens in 1972. Tourists take pictures from the South Lawn during the White House Gardens ... House to all Americans. Google+ photowalks bring the online community offline to photograph places and events around the world. The White House Garden Tour Photowalk will take place in the morning on Saturday, April 21st and are invited to tour ...

White House Announces 2012 Spring Garden Tours

of the White House. Additionally, the White House Kitchen Garden – the first vegetable garden at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt’s Victory Garden – will be accessible to tour guests. These Garden Tours are free and open to the public; however ... -- one ticket per person -- on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours of the East Wing and Executive Residence will be closed on the dates of the Garden Tours. Please note the following items are not allowed on the White House grounds ... of inclement weather, the Garden Tours may be cancelled. Please call the 24-hour information line at (202) 456-7041 to check on the status of the event. Tours of the White House will not occur on the dates of the Garden Tours. ...

First Lady Michelle Obama to Surprise Visitors on White House Tour at 10:45 AM ET. LiveStream Here

and accessible White House by surprising guests attending public tours.  Two years later, approximately 1.5 million visitors have walked through the gates of the people’s house, marking the largest attendance post 9/11. This number reflects Residence tourists, guests at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll events, Fall and Spring Garden Tours and White House Kitchen Garden school group tours.  Mrs. Obama is marking the second year by continuing this tradition today – taking some time to greet visitors ... Easter Egg Roll brought in 31,313 guests from 50 states using an online lottery system. During the Spring and Fall Garden Tours, the White House invited over 45,000 guests to the South Lawn. Two years ago, with the popularity of the First Lady’s new ...

White House Announces 2011 Fall Gardens and Grounds Tours

and the South Lawn of the White House. The Kitchen Garden will once again be accessible to tour guests. The Garden Tours are free and open to the public; however, a ticket is required for all attendees (including small children). The National Park Service ... , strollers, wheelchairs, and cameras are permitted. In the event of inclement weather, the Garden Tours may be cancelled. Please call the 24-hour information line at (202) 456-7041 to check on the status of the event. Tours of the White House will not occur on the dates of the Garden Tours. ...

The White House Kitchen Garden Fall Harvest and Grilled Garden Pizza

Posted on October 05, 2011 at 06:31 PM EDT

Type: Blog Post, Includes Video

by local school children for the third annual White House kitchen garden and a taste of the vegetables they picked. First Lady Michelle Obama and White House Chefs join children from Bancroft and Tubman Elementary Schools to harvest vegetables during the third annual White House kitchen garden fall harvest Oct. 5, 2011. Mrs. Obama planted the White House kitchen garden to help connect kids with the food they eat – an essential component of her Let’s Move! initiative. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) Today, First Lady Michelle Obama was joined by a big group of helpers for the third annual White House kitchen garden fall harvest . Students from ...

President and Mrs. Obama Team Up with Google Art Project to Continue Making the White House More Accessible

Roll events, Fall and Spring Garden Tours, guests at State or Official Arrival Ceremonies and White House Kitchen Garden school group tours.  Now through the Google Art Project, millions more will be able to virtually visit the White House. “The ... Users will be able to take an at-home 360-degree tour of the White House’s public rooms at www.GoogleArtProject.com Washington – The White House today announced the latest step in President and Mrs. Obama’s efforts to truly make 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue “The People’s House”, by working with Google Art Project to create a virtual 360-degree tour of the White House’s public rooms.  Since the President’s inauguration – when he and Mrs. Obama surprised guests attending public tours ...

White House Kitchen Garden Tours for Local School Groups

Cammie Croft The White House just launched a new webpage that allows local school groups to apply for tours of the South Lawn’s vegetable garden. The White House chefs will lead the new tours, and local school groups are welcome to apply for a visit. The guided tour will include a walk through the South Lawn, an explanation of the Kitchen Garden, a peek at the beehive and a few tips on easy, fun ways to eat healthy ... healthy eating at the White House Kitchen Garden. Full details, regulations and online applications are available at /about/tours_and_events/garden/ (Migrated, White House, Family, Cammie Croft, Michelle Obama) Family ...

Garden Tour

President Barack Obama leads Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, center, and Vice President Joe Biden on a tour of the White House Kitchen Garden following their meeting in the Oval Office, July 1, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) ...