Cross-country ride urges White House to add organic farm

Photo from the Birmingham News: Casey Gustowarow and Daniel Bowman Simon are driving around the country in an eye-catching bus, topped with an organic garden, gathering signatures on a petition calling for President-Elect Obama to plant an organic farm on the White House Lawn.

By Thomas Spencer
Oct 14, 2008

Using the White House grounds to produce food is not a new idea. Eleanor Roosevelt planted a Victory Garden during World War 2 to encourage American to increase food production.

A day-in-the-life of The White House Organic (WHO) Farm Project’s cross-country tour.

See ‘The Who Farm – The White House Organic Farm Project’ website here.

See complete article from the Birmingham News here. (Slow download – large file!)