As fifth grade students picked 73 pounds of lettuce and 12 pounds of peas, assistant White House Chef Sam Kass noted that the garden had flourished quickly due to the downpours, the Washington Post reported.
Besides the lettuce and peas, the 1,100-suare foot, L-shaped garden has also produced beans, kale, chard, collard greens and herbs, Kass told the paper.
The White House kitchen has been turning the garden’s beans into dinner fare every other day and the fresh herbs are used nightly.
Kass also noted that no chemicals were used on the vegetables, and Bo, the family dog, didn’t eat any of the plants.
What a crock!
Try starting a 1,100 sq foot garden from scratch, that will
be fertile and productive. Add to that any seeds and transplants, tools, hoses, raised beds, hummus amendments, etc, etc.
I promise you all that this “simple garden” cost the tax payers into the tens of thousands to procure.
JJ61