Obama Drops Hint of a White House Farmers Market

Obamamarket Fresh peas on Pennsylvania Avenue? Could a farmers market be coming to the White House?

According to remarks made by President Barack Obama at yesterday's Organizing for America health care forum, the creation of a small farmer's market is being considered just outside of the White House:

"So, you know, Michelle set up that garden in the White House.  One of the things that we're trying to do now is to figure out, can we get a little farmer's market outside of the White House -- I'm not going to have all y'all just tromping around -- (laughter) -- but right outside the White House so that we can -- and that is a win-win situation.  It gives suddenly D.C. more access to good, fresh food, but it also is this enormous potential revenue maker for local farmers in the area.  And those kids of connections can be made all throughout the country and has to be part of how we think about health."


The President's comments on the potential market appear toward the end of the forum, at approximately 1:10:50 in the video below (the remarks also follow a brief discussion of school nutrition [1:09:50]).


Image: Candidate Barack Obama visits the Greensboro, NC farmers' market on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 (David Katz/Obama for America).


 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Aug 21, 2009 in Politics, What's Fresh | Link | | Print this page | Share This



 

Comments

Aug 21, 2009 5:09:22 PM
Posted By: chilepepperr99

Wow a farmer's market; what an original idea..........

 

Aug 23, 2009 9:51:24 AM
Posted By: resep masakan

Info yang bermanfaat, makasih banyak yach.... :)

 

Aug 27, 2009 2:57:54 PM
Posted By: JRK

The historic Eastern Market (which mysteriously burned down last year) reopened on Capitol Hill July 4th. But wait- it's not under White House control and we really need one that is, lest we miss out on those fresh veggies grown from Monsanto seeds.

 

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