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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Visits A Vegetable Garden

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Visits A Vegetable Garden

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visits a vegetable garden tended by students and faculty at Shoal Creek Elementary School in San Diego, Calif., March 23, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) ...


The White House Kitchen Garden Fall Harvest and Grilled Garden Pizza

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 Bancroft and Tubman Elementary Schools got their hands dirty picking produce from the garden and then had a chance to try some of the vegetables that they picked on grilled garden ...


First Lady Michelle Obama at White House Kitchen Garden Harvest

Local schoolchildren from Bancroft Elementary School, and Tubman Elementary School, in Washington, D.C. came to help harvest vegetables grown in the White House Garden that will be served at a State Dinner. ...


Spring 2011 Kitchen Garden Planting

First Lady Michelle Obama, along with DC-area children, plant the White House Kitchen Garden. The garden includes spinach, peas, lettuce, broccoli, blueberries, raspberries and other vegetables and herbs. ...


First Lady Michelle Obama Hosts White House Garden Spring Planting

For the third time, First Lady Michelle Obama replanted the White House garden on the South Lawn with elementary students from local DC schools. The garden includes spinach, peas, lettuce, broccoli, blueberries, raspberries and other vegetables and herbs. ...


Replanting the White House Garden

Yesterday afternoon, First Lady Michelle Obama replanted the White House garden on the South Lawn with elementary students from local DC schools. Now in its third year, the garden includes spinach, peas, lettuce, broccoli, blueberries, raspberries and other vegetables and herbs . She addressed students from Bancroft Elementary School and Harriet Tubman Elementary School before the planting itself began, letting them know that the White House was happy to have them come help out, and talking to them about trying different vegetables and the Let’s Move! initiative . Students from Bancroft Elementary have been helping out with the garden since its inception, and Harriet Tubman Elementary works closely with the White House Chefs ...


Photo of the Day: 10/30/09

Photo of the Day: 10/30/09

Photo of the Day October 30, 2009. First Lady Michelle Obama joins kids from the Bancroft Elementary School and staff from Miriam's Kitchen to help harvest vegetables from the White House Kitchen Garden. ...


Planting the Garden

Today the First Lady hosted Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and students from Bancroft Elementary, in the White House Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn of the White House to plant the garden and highlight healthy eating.  The same school participated in the groundbreaking of the Garden on March 20 and will return later this year for harvesting and cooking with the food grown. (First Lady Michelle Obama and White House Chef Sam Kass show students from the Bancroft Elementary how to plant a garden. The White House Vegetable Garden was officially planted today.) [ Download High Resolution ] ...


First Lady Michelle Obama in the Garden on Health and Nutrition

First Lady Michelle Obama hosts an event focused on health and nutrition, including the harvesting of vegetables from the White House Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn of the White House. She is joined by students from Bancroft Elementary who will also assist in the preparation of a meal. Bancroft Elementary students have also been involved in the gardens groundbreaking and planting events. June 16, 2009 (public domain) ...


White House Kitchen Garden Tours for Local School Groups

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 ... and planted seeds in the White House Kitchen Garden in the spring of 2009. During the groundbreaking, the First Lady rallied the kids and led them in a cheer.  Shouts of "Let’s hear it for vegetables!" and "Let’s hear it for fruit ... vegetables have been enjoyed by guests and delivered to local food pantries. Now, students from across the area will have the opportunity to tour, have fun and learn about healthy eating at the White House Kitchen Garden. Full details, regulations ...