WASHINGTON — It was time for Michelle Obama to return the favor.
She put out the welcome mat at the White House and is opening its doors to all types of visitors, schoolchildren especially. She even turned to some fifth-graders for help when she decided to plant a "kitchen” garden on a patch of the South Lawn.
These students have had a school-based garden for several years, and were excited to turn soil and plant crops with the first lady.
When visitors come and go from the White House, the first lady likes to respond by going to see them in "their space.”
So on Friday, she went to Bancroft Elementary School for a look.
Before slipping on the gardening gloves to help plant cucumber and red pepper seedlings, Michelle Obama listened as four students read from essays describing how much their relationship with her, their involvement with the White House garden, and her message about eating more fresh fruits and vegetables means to them.
"It has inspired us to eat better, work harder and grow more vegetables,” said fifth-grader David Martinez.
Involving the students in the White House garden was about more than just digging in the dirt, the first lady said.
"They’ve really learned some lessons about nutrition,” she said. "They’re making different choices because they’re a part of the process.”
by the associated press
She put out the welcome mat at the White House and is opening its doors to all types of visitors, schoolchildren especially. She even turned to some fifth-graders for help when she decided to plant a "kitchen” garden on a patch of the South Lawn.
These students have had a school-based garden for several years, and were excited to turn soil and plant crops with the first lady.
When visitors come and go from the White House, the first lady likes to respond by going to see them in "their space.”
So on Friday, she went to Bancroft Elementary School for a look.
Before slipping on the gardening gloves to help plant cucumber and red pepper seedlings, Michelle Obama listened as four students read from essays describing how much their relationship with her, their involvement with the White House garden, and her message about eating more fresh fruits and vegetables means to them.
"It has inspired us to eat better, work harder and grow more vegetables,” said fifth-grader David Martinez.
Involving the students in the White House garden was about more than just digging in the dirt, the first lady said.
"They’ve really learned some lessons about nutrition,” she said. "They’re making different choices because they’re a part of the process.”
by the associated press
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