Obama's organic veggies

Grow veggies on the White house lawn?
All I can say is: "It's about time."

As an organic veggie gardener for more than 30 years, I'm delighted that the Obama family has decided to "eat the view." A wide expanse of the brilliant green lawn will be tore out, amended appropriately to enrich the soil and more than 55 varieties of vegetables will be planted.

Michelle Obama promises that Sasha and Malia will be weeding regularly! Wow. I guess I should have expected it, but I assumed the garden would be tended by staffers.

What happened at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue will soon trickle down to our own lawns. And that gives me an idea. With so many new vegetable gardens out there, it might be a good time to dust off my gloves and offer classes in Organic Veggie Gardening 101.

Stay tuned... I am taping the classes so you can see them online.


I think it's about time to dust off the garden gloves and start teaching organic veggie gardening 101. Welcome to the club everyone!

Picking up Victor from Duke Hospital this morning - he needed IV antibiotics for his CF. He's a trooper.

Um...the battery was dead on the van today. Called AAA, got it charged, left it running to recharge. Forgot it for SIX HOURS. ADDiva moment!

Greenhouse in 2009!

I can barely contain myself -- I ordered a greenhouse that will be delivered after the first of the year!

A GREENHOUSE!

I have yearned for a greenhouse since I was a sophomore at Michigan State taking "Horticulture for Non-majors" and fell in love with that loamy, fresh smell inside the glass houses. Even though I have had gardens and more gardens since then, I have always pooh-poohed the idea of buying a greenhouse a being 1) too extravagant 2) unnecessary 3) undeserved.

Well prompted by a Costco sale email, I did some (more) research and found that the greenhouse they had on sale was indeed a good one. But I found it cheaper at another site with free shipping!

Details tomorrow, but I can tell you this: I WILL be teaching organic veggie gardening this year at GardenSpirit...and I am SO excited!

Worked in a.m. with my organizer Erica to clean GardenSpirit garage and voila! Started rearranging the INSIDE too. Ah, my distracted mind...