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Old 03-19-2009, 03:41 PM
 
Location: 38°14′45″N 122°37′53″W
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Sweet!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/di...arden-web.html
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Old 03-19-2009, 04:18 PM
 
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Good for them. Organic farming is the way to go and it's great that they are doing this.
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Old 03-19-2009, 04:22 PM
 
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Why did she not put in a garden in Chicago they had the room?


Mrs. Obama, who said that she never had a vegetable garden before, said the idea for it came from her experiences as a working mother trying to feed her daughters, Malia and Sasha, a good diet. Eating out three times a week, ordering a pizza, having a sandwich for dinner took it’s toll.
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Old 03-19-2009, 04:24 PM
 
Location: NE Ohio
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Ya think?

Lose your property for growing food?
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Old 03-19-2009, 04:27 PM
 
Location: The Great State of Texas, Finally!
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Leave it to Gubmint to stick their dirty hands in something that's working and [MOD CUT/crude language]

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Old 03-19-2009, 04:30 PM
 
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Pretty soon they will want to control how many times we flush our toilets a day and why!
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Old 03-19-2009, 04:31 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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It reminds me of the Victory Garden I read about which was on the White House grounds during WW2.
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Old 03-19-2009, 05:16 PM
 
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Barry should grow some tobacco in the garden so he can switch over to organic cigarettes.
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Old 03-19-2009, 05:21 PM
 
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barry should grow some tobacco in the garden so he can switch over to organic cigarettes.
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Old 03-19-2009, 05:25 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Nope, I think they should be forced to take their chances with produce from Latin America, just like the rest of us.
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