In November, members of the Green Club toured the White House garden with assistant chef Sam Cass. There's an abundance of things growing inside the nation's garden--vegetables from around the world, including many varieties of beans, carrots, lettuce, kale, and herbs. Although most of the garden had been harvested, the Green Club was able to ask Chef Cass about the White House's horticultural practices, its gardeners (Michelle helps out sometimes), their compost heap (much bigger than Thurgood Marshall Academy's),and the Obama's favorite dish (pinto beans and garlic). Thurgood Marshall Academy students even got to taste some lima beans!
This is actually the second vegetable garden at the White House--Eleanor Roosevelt planted the first Victory Garden during World War II. Today's garden is much smaller, freshman Te'Asia Capies explained.
It was easy for senior Keith Jenkins to see the new push towards urban gardening, spearheaded by the White House. "It's better to grow food than going to a store. There aren't as many diseases [on the plants], and you get more out of the garden for less money."
Te'Asia agrees. "It'll help the economy. If prices of food go up, you wouldn't have to buy it."
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