Posts Tagged ‘ president ’
White House plants organic garden
It was a long and ambitious campaign but people power – and common sense – finally won through. The forces behind Eat My View and other similar campaigns must have been rubbing their eyes at the sight of Michelle Obama armed with a shovel on the White House lawn. More →
Painting the White House green
Obama the Organic Commander in Chief? It’s an interesting proposition, although it’s hard to know where he sits in the great food debate. The only comment I’ve seen attributed to him in this interminable election – what is it with American polls? – was one bemoaning the cost of arugula in organic leader WholeFoods. Whether that means he shops there, or he just thinks organics are over-priced is not clear. More →
Critics fear more of the same
The mood around Washington on Inauguration Day may have been one of celebration and overwhelming optimism, but those hoping the change in president will bring an overhaul of the country’s agricultural policies are less than impressed. More →
