Whitehouse Vegetable Garden

By now you’ve all heard that the White House will have a vegetable garden for the first time since the great depression when Eleanore Roosevelt’s Victory Garden inspired the nation, prompting community gardens where there wasn’t room for individual gardens, and encouraging individuals who had the space to grow their own food.

The cynical side of me says this is all hype and a ploy to gain the confidence of the working class of our nation, but the optimistic side of me says whatever their reason, a lot of people are being inspired to help themselves. The First Lady not only got out there and shoveled dirt helping a group of school children fill the raised beds, but she took the time to explain to them why growing a garden was a good thing.

Over the past 20 years or so environmentalist have been trying to educate the public and encourage this type of self sufficiency, and many people have shifted their thinking and endeavored to grow their own food. I think this “education” coming from the head of the nation will only inspire more people to “go green”.

The White House garden won’t just be growing veggies, but will also be growing a variety of herbs. My next posts will be covering those herbs and why they are a great addition to any home garden.