It must have come as a surprise to many that a president as young and vigorous as Barack Obama could be experiencing cholesterol issues, as reported this week. But even more surprising is the misinformation being doled out by the people around him about the likely causes. “Too many burgers,” came the ready explanation. More likely, [...]
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Much has been written about Michelle Obama and her White House vegetable garden. But not so much has been heard from all the kids at our own Bancroft Elementary School who’ve done so much to help with the garden. Sarah Bernardi, the art teacher at Bancroft who helps maintain the school’s edible gardens, has a great [...]
With “Eat Ins” being held around the country on Labor day to support healthier school lunches it went unnoticed by the general public that Congress intends to delay until spring any improvements to the national school lunch program. It’s a further sign of President Obama’s struggles in his first year. Health care reform and action on climate [...]
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We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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