Archive for April, 2010

As reported on nearly every newscast I listened to in the DC metro area, Michelle Obama planted her kitchen garden for the second straight year, with the help of local school children.  This year, the garden will feature even more varieties of vegetables, such as “bok choy, artichokes, and mustard greens.” Most of the news coverage trumpeted the “growing approval ratings of the first lady” (pun intended), which is well deserved given her platform of childhood obesity.  She’s getting kids excited about gardening, which time and time again is mentioned as a factor in encouraging children to try vegetables and create healthy lifetime habits.  She’s also enouraging exercise.  On top of that, she’s encouraging healthy food access through the establishment of the White House Farmer’s Market (my colleague Kim Hodgson and I went to the opening celebration in September, 2009.  You can read Kim’s coverage here.) While I applaud the