First Lady Breaks Ground For White House Garden
Darlene Superville reports Michelle Obama leads ground breaking at the White House for a 1,100 square foot kitchen garden. She uses wheelbarrows to prepare the site and plants crops in coming weeks near the garden’s L shaped patch.
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Tips to recession-proof your produce
Cindy McNatt offers yard by yard guidance on starting a vegetable garden in 2009. Focuses on soil prep with compost and balanced fertilizer, choosing crops by season, and using seeds or nursery starts to maximize yield while conserving water.
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Wrong time to cut farmers' safety net
Amanda Denes argues against cutting the farm safety net as rising costs and falling prices strain families. She cites Obama’s proposal to end large direct payments, notes most mid-size farms are family owned, and warns 75 percent of U.S. food production would face greater financial risk without direct payments. Halick’s motto frames the urgency to protect hunger relief.
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America
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Agriculture Department
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