Michelle Obama writing book on White House garden

The Telegraph ^ | 3/16/2011

[bruinbirdman]

US first lady Michelle Obama will write a book about the kitchen garden she started at the White House and her efforts to promote healthy eating, the Crown publishing group said on Wednesday.

The as yet untitled book will be published in April 2012, and will see Michelle Obama describing how she was inspired to plant the first edible garden on the White House's South Lawn since Eleanor Roosevelt's World War Two era "victory garden."

She will also share some of her family's favourite healthy recipes, said Crown, a unit of Random House publishers.

Crown said Michelle Obama received no advance and would donate the proceeds to a charity to be determined later.

The book will include photos of Mrs Obama's White House garden as well

[shibumi]

Writing a book on the Whie House garden?

What’s she doing, drawing the words in the dirt with a stick?

[eclecticEel]

They must have Bill Ayers on retainer.

[BigCinBigD]

Digging with a pitchfork. My, She's come a long way from rooting for tubers in the forest.

[gigster]

Open thread for titles alert!

[meowmeow]

Wow - ping the garden list. This is sure to be read by serious gardeners everywhere. You can tell she is a serious gardener by her ease in handling garden tools. She even dresses like a real gardener - I often wear cashmere sweater dresses while staking tomatoes.

[submarinerswife]

She's come a long way from rooting for tubers in the forest. <

Are you insinuating that she adept at sniffing out truffles buried in several inches of dirt?

[MadJack]

Actually a spading fork, but yes, her ability to employ something other than her nose or a sharp stick is quite impressive.

[Smokin' Joe]

Great. Another way to channel money into the Furst fambly’s pockets while overstocks molder in a warehouse somewhere...

[Brad’s Gramma]

The book will include photos of Mrs Obama's White House garden as well

A PICTURE book! Oh Goody! Pop-up pics I hope?

Oh, I can HARDLY wait!!

[Berlin_Freeper]

I never saw anyone dress like that to work in their garden.

[Fresh Wind]

I wonder how much the bribe advance will be?

[Fresh Wind]

Oops, the article says no advance. Right.

[Rastus]

Will it include a chapter on toxic sludge?

[stilloftyhenight]

“Will it include a chapter on toxic sludge?”

Ehhhh...shaddup and eat your tainted tomato sauce! :)

[trustandobey]

Makes me wonder why with so many healthy vegetables at home they somehow manage to eat out about every day?

[newzjunkey]

the first edible garden on the White House's South Lawn since Eleanor Roosevelt's World War Two era "victory garden."

I'm surprised me that it's been so long. I'd think an edible garden of some kind would be obvious at the White House. They have bees but no herbs or vegetables yet?

I guess we've come a long way since Wilson's sheep.

[1000 silverlings]

while writing the book (yeah right)she will eat only small portions of sausage, cheeseburgers, nachos, pork ribs, fried potoatoes, whatever she has on those special days when she treats herself, and endive with the kobe beef, if there is any anymore

[Jaxter]

They ought to let Jay Carney help. He would probably jump at the chance to spread some manure outside for a change.

[The_Sword_of_Groo]

Look for Shelly’s gardening book on the shelves right next to “15 ways to Please your Man” by Rosie O’ Donnell