American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America

by Michelle Obama

Book Overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The former First Lady, author of Becoming, and producer and star of Waffles + Mochi tells the inspirational story of the White House Kitchen Garden and how gardens can transform our lives and the health of our communities.

Early in her tenure as First Lady, despite being a novice gardener, Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House's South Lawn. To her delight, she...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307956024
• ISBN13: 9780307956026
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Posing with Vegetables

Posing with Vegetables was so inspiring! Written by 'someone' with absolutely no gardening experience whatever! Just where did all this knowledge come from? No gardens at childhood home - perhaps during college or law school? Perhaps Park Service personnel planted this garden? Basically, you find gardens somewhere and get photographers and food stylists - hair stylists and roll up your sleeves to make it look like you've been working and wah lah you have gardening book. American Grown.