On March 20, 2009, Michelle Obama broke ground on the largest and most expansive vegetable garden to date on the White House lawn. [1] The current garden is funded by a $2.5-million donation provided in 2016 by Burpee Seeds and The Burpee Foundation. [2]

2024年12月7日 · Michelle Obama’s “kitchen garden” at the White House became a symbol of her commitment to healthy eating, sustainability, and engaging children in gardening. After leaving the White House, the fate of this beloved garden sparked curiosity and questions.

2023年10月13日 · White House Kitchen Garden, 2021. Official White House Photo by Katie Ricks. The current White House Kitchen Garden was planted on the lower South Lawn by First Lady Michelle Obama in 2009.

The White House Kitchen Garden. First Lady Michelle Obama planted the White House Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn in the spring of 2009 to initiate a national conversation around the health and wellbeing of our country. In time, that conversation led to Let's Move!, which Mrs. Obama launched in 2010 to help kids and families lead healthier lives.

2012年5月29日 · One of the first things Michelle Obama did as first lady was to dig up part of the beautifully manicured South Lawn of the White House and plant a vegetable garden. The garden was just one of...

2017年1月12日 · First Lady Michelle Obama’s vegetable garden was one of her earliest accomplishments—and a sign of more great things to come.

The current White House Kitchen Garden was planted on the lower South Lawn by First Lady Michelle Obama in 2009. The garden provides locally grown vegetables, fruits, and herbs for the first family and White House guests.The garden continues a long tradition of growing vegetables and fruits on the White House Grounds.

2021年2月6日 · Michelle Obama's White House vegetable garden was maintained by Melania Trump and has now been passed on to Jill Biden, who said it is still "going strong."

Some produce is donated to Miriam’s Kitchen, a local homeless shelter providing services and homemade meals, a soup kitchen near the White House. The Kitchen Garden was planted in the spring of 2009 by First Lady Michelle Obama with the help of students from a …

Learn about her struggles and her joys as lettuce, corn, tomatoes, collards and kale, sweet potatoes and rhubarb flourished in the freshly tilled soil. Get an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at every season of the garden’s growth, with striking original photographs that bring its story to …