Posted on 05/21/2009 6:50:45 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Sacramento, CA (AHN) - California first lady Maria Shriver is following U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, who gave the White House a vegetable garden, by planting one at her state's Capitol.
Shriver will plant the first edible garden on the grounds of the Capitol Thursday, her office said in a news release.
Shriver has promoted the creation of gardens at schools across California as a way for students to learn. Since she began her work, the number of schools with gardens has doubled from 3,000 to 6,000.
"Over the years, I have seen how gardens have positively transformed students, schools and communities in California. Gardens are a wonderful resource, and I truly believe in the life lessons they teach and the lives they touch -- and that every school and community should have one," Shriver said in the statement. "What we're doing in California goes beyond symbolism, we are truly creating a comprehensive environment for learning all around this garden."
Shriver hopes "WE Garden in Capitol Park" will educate and inspire Californians about nutrition, healthy living, agriculture, science, history and service.
Don’t tell them it is really an herb, but do tell them it grows wild in Europe and is a weed. Probably a lot of escaped rocket in the States, too, come to think of it. Lots of folks who have a specific gene for tasting bitter cannot stand it.
It is as sensible as growing mint, I suppose. Yes, I planted mint. It keeps the _other_ weeds down on a patch of hillside I am trying to reclaim from its past life as a hog yard. And it smells good when I walk through it. Oh, and it has a pretty-colored flower. H’mmmmmmmmm. Beats arugala on two counts!
Sell any leftover arugala seeds in a basket with mesclun and mustard seeds in the fall for Winter container gardens. You know those old hippies all have hydroponics going!
When I was in Washington State, I got a kick out of all the wild Lavender that was growing along the highway, even though it is an import from Europe.
“You know those old hippies all have hydroponics going!”
Yep. We have a certain breed of customer at the garden center that we know by heart. They’re looking for closet-sized grow-light racks with super-high powered bulbs and bags of bat guano in the dead of winter. ;)
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