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White House to Expand Its Organic Garden

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Over the next few weeks, the White House will be preparing its organic garden for the upcoming spring planting, which will add an extra 500 square feet of space, as per the request of First Lady Michelle Obama.

Despite the “snowmageddon” of 2010, the White House’s garden continues to flourish and was harvested in early March.

“We have been enjoying the lettuce, spinach, turnips, carrots, and greens ever since. From the beginning, we wanted to demonstrate that a four-season garden was indeed possible even in Washington D.C.,” says White House chef Sam Kass.

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