…charming and thought-provoking…American Grown is a warm and personable record of [Michelle Obama's] very public garden's changing seasons.
The New York Times Book Review
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ¿ The former First Lady, author of Becoming, and producer and star of Waffles + Mochi tells the inspirational story of the White House Kitchen Garden and how gardens can transform our lives and the health of our communities.
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Early in her tenure as First Lady, despite being a novice gardener, Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House's South Lawn. To her delight, she watched as fresh vegetables, fruit, and herbs sprouted from the ground. Soon the White House Kitchen Garden inspired a new conversation all across the country about the food we feed our families and the impact it has on the nutrition and well-being of our children.
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In American Grown, Mrs. Obama invites you inside the White House Kitchen Garden, from the first planting to the satisfaction of the seasonal harvest. She reveals her early worries and struggles-would the new plants even grow?-and her joy as lettuce, corn, tomatoes, collards and kale, sweet potatoes and rhubarb flourished in the freshly tilled soil. She*shares the stories of*other gardens that have moved and inspired her on her journey across the nation.*And she offers what she learned about planting your own backyard, school, or community garden.
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American Grown features:*
¿ a*behind-the-scenes look at every season of the garden's growth
¿*unique recipes created by White House chefs
¿*a fascinating history of community gardens in the United States
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From a modern-day vegetable truck that brings fresh produce to underserved communities in Chicago, to Houston office workers who make the sidewalk bloom, to a New York City school that created a scented garden for the visually impaired, to a garden in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that devotes its entire harvest to those less fortunate, American Grown isn't just the story of a single garden. It's a celebration of the bounty of our nation and a reminder of what we can all grow together.
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Early in her tenure as First Lady, despite being a novice gardener, Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House's South Lawn. To her delight, she watched as fresh vegetables, fruit, and herbs sprouted from the ground. Soon the White House Kitchen Garden inspired a new conversation all across the country about the food we feed our families and the impact it has on the nutrition and well-being of our children.
*
In American Grown, Mrs. Obama invites you inside the White House Kitchen Garden, from the first planting to the satisfaction of the seasonal harvest. She reveals her early worries and struggles-would the new plants even grow?-and her joy as lettuce, corn, tomatoes, collards and kale, sweet potatoes and rhubarb flourished in the freshly tilled soil. She*shares the stories of*other gardens that have moved and inspired her on her journey across the nation.*And she offers what she learned about planting your own backyard, school, or community garden.
*
American Grown features:*
¿ a*behind-the-scenes look at every season of the garden's growth
¿*unique recipes created by White House chefs
¿*a fascinating history of community gardens in the United States
*
From a modern-day vegetable truck that brings fresh produce to underserved communities in Chicago, to Houston office workers who make the sidewalk bloom, to a New York City school that created a scented garden for the visually impaired, to a garden in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that devotes its entire harvest to those less fortunate, American Grown isn't just the story of a single garden. It's a celebration of the bounty of our nation and a reminder of what we can all grow together.
American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens across America
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ¿ The former First Lady, author of Becoming, and producer and star of Waffles + Mochi tells the inspirational story of the White House Kitchen Garden and how gardens can transform our lives and the health of our communities.
*
Early in her tenure as First Lady, despite being a novice gardener, Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House's South Lawn. To her delight, she watched as fresh vegetables, fruit, and herbs sprouted from the ground. Soon the White House Kitchen Garden inspired a new conversation all across the country about the food we feed our families and the impact it has on the nutrition and well-being of our children.
*
In American Grown, Mrs. Obama invites you inside the White House Kitchen Garden, from the first planting to the satisfaction of the seasonal harvest. She reveals her early worries and struggles-would the new plants even grow?-and her joy as lettuce, corn, tomatoes, collards and kale, sweet potatoes and rhubarb flourished in the freshly tilled soil. She*shares the stories of*other gardens that have moved and inspired her on her journey across the nation.*And she offers what she learned about planting your own backyard, school, or community garden.
*
American Grown features:*
¿ a*behind-the-scenes look at every season of the garden's growth
¿*unique recipes created by White House chefs
¿*a fascinating history of community gardens in the United States
*
From a modern-day vegetable truck that brings fresh produce to underserved communities in Chicago, to Houston office workers who make the sidewalk bloom, to a New York City school that created a scented garden for the visually impaired, to a garden in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that devotes its entire harvest to those less fortunate, American Grown isn't just the story of a single garden. It's a celebration of the bounty of our nation and a reminder of what we can all grow together.
*
Early in her tenure as First Lady, despite being a novice gardener, Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House's South Lawn. To her delight, she watched as fresh vegetables, fruit, and herbs sprouted from the ground. Soon the White House Kitchen Garden inspired a new conversation all across the country about the food we feed our families and the impact it has on the nutrition and well-being of our children.
*
In American Grown, Mrs. Obama invites you inside the White House Kitchen Garden, from the first planting to the satisfaction of the seasonal harvest. She reveals her early worries and struggles-would the new plants even grow?-and her joy as lettuce, corn, tomatoes, collards and kale, sweet potatoes and rhubarb flourished in the freshly tilled soil. She*shares the stories of*other gardens that have moved and inspired her on her journey across the nation.*And she offers what she learned about planting your own backyard, school, or community garden.
*
American Grown features:*
¿ a*behind-the-scenes look at every season of the garden's growth
¿*unique recipes created by White House chefs
¿*a fascinating history of community gardens in the United States
*
From a modern-day vegetable truck that brings fresh produce to underserved communities in Chicago, to Houston office workers who make the sidewalk bloom, to a New York City school that created a scented garden for the visually impaired, to a garden in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that devotes its entire harvest to those less fortunate, American Grown isn't just the story of a single garden. It's a celebration of the bounty of our nation and a reminder of what we can all grow together.
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BN ID: | 2940169205084 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
Publication date: | 05/29/2012 |
Edition description: | Abridged |
Sales rank: | 946,994 |
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