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National Mall's $700M Plan: Skating, Theater, Gardens

Matt Cantor — Fri, 04 May 2012 08:06:34 CDT

The National Mall is getting a serious facelift: Soon, we'll be going skating, watching outdoor theater, and exploring vibrant gardens in America's so-called "front yard." The $700 million project will mark a big change from the "overused" grass currently between the Lincoln Memorial and Capitol Building, says an architect. In...

Michelle Writing Book on White House Garden

Matt Cantor — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:45:34 CDT

Barack Obama's not the only Obama who can write a book, and now Michelle Obama is taking her turn, the AP reports. The illustrated tome from Crown Publishing Group will tell the story of the White House garden, Obama says, answering questions like: “How did we do it? Why did...

Hottest Trend in Dining: Gardens

Kevin Spak — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:26:30 CDT

Chefs have responded to the local food movement by going as local as it gets: their own gardens. In a survey of 2,000 chefs by the National Restaurant Association, a third identified gardening as the top restaurant trend of 2010, the AP reports. Growing produce, they’ve discovered, is often...

Big Bird to Michelle: Are You Part Bird?

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:09:42 CST

Michelle Obama’s much-hyped guest stint on Sesame Street airs today, and as promised, she helps Elmo plant a garden—and assures Big Bird that they’re not related, even though they’re both tall. Watch the clip above.

First Lady to Garden on Sesame Street

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:28:00 CDT

What do Michelle Obama, Cameron Diaz, Eva Longoria Parker, Ricky Gervais, and Kobe Bryant have in common? All of them will appear on this season of Sesame Street , its 40th anniversary. The first lady will flex her green thumb and talk about gardening and eating healthy on the show’s Nov....

Michelle Obama's Garden: Policy Move or Photo Op?

Kevin Spak — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:42:02 CDT

Michelle Obama’s vegetable garden had its first big harvest recently, and so far, it’s the most tangible food policy move the Obama administration has delivered, Salon reports. President Obama came to office promising real reform that so far hasn’t materialized. The more patient in the progressive food community see the...

Plant Your Own Beer Garden

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:14:34 CDT

Sure, anyone can buy a home beer-making kit. But why not go one step further and grow the hops yourself? That’s what Ben Granger, owner of a specialty beer shop, decided to do when he turned to home brewing. “I wanted to know what I was working with, from start...

Plants Warn Each Other: Study

Jess Kilby — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:11:30 CDT

They can't quite Twitter, but plants have sophisticated means of communication nonetheless, reports the Telegraph . A new study suggests they use complex chemical signals to discuss both predators and pollinators. In one test, sagebrush shrubs whose neighbors had their leaves clipped, as if by grasshoppers, appeared to grow more resilient,...

Those Greasy Burgers Don't Fool Us, Barack

Jason Farago — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:00:00 CDT

He might take his veep out for a burger once in a while, but Barack Obama is a health nut—so much so, notes Maureen Dowd, that when he and Michelle had dinner in New York "he managed the impossible feat of nibbling only one French fry." For the New...