This Lawn is Your Lawn (pre-election version)
This video is part of Kitchen Gardeners International’s “Eat the View” campaign to convert part of the White House lawn into an edible landscape. It features KGI founder, Roger Doiron, digging a new garden on his “white house” lawn.
25 Responses to This Lawn is Your Lawn (pre-election version)
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wow, for someone supporting organic & local ag you are a bit hostile.the point i was trying to make was that we left food production & ag up to the “professionals & look where its gotten us. i have been growing food organically & raising hens for eggs in the city for many yrs. without poisoning my neighbors. actually they enjoy it as well. i just want to know what defines “professionals”? & i dont consider myself liberal or conservative – why would you assume that. douche? really
swoop1111
January 17, 2013 at 3:37 pm
There’s no confusion, but I appreciate your patronizing liberal tone, douche. My position is that expecting every American family to grow their own food (or any meaningful portion of it) is incredibly unrealistic and inefficient. I’m 100% in favor of organic food and locally grown food, but there will always be a need for professional farming. It simply ought to be sustainable, organic, and non GMO.
Michael Romano
January 17, 2013 at 3:42 pm
i think you may be confusing this concept & the practices of industrial agriculture. you know pesticides, dangerous chem.s like the alar used on apples that was banned in the 80’s as a carcinogen & the depletion of nutrients in the soil by use of harmful chemical fertilizers & runnoff from large ag production facilities contaminating groundwater. thats the difference between someone growing food to feed their family & selling garbage for profit. we left it up to the professionals
swoop1111
January 17, 2013 at 4:39 pm
nice job i am changeing my rich client to dig up thire lawn to grow better food. That what what i think my mission is! WAKE UP THE HUMAN in the person!
flowerbudz32
January 17, 2013 at 4:42 pm
Wow way to pay an homage to the world by donating the front yard of your American suburban home to becoming a symbol for something you don’t even clearly define.
Obama is rich, he doesn’t care about your symbols.
jas16899
January 17, 2013 at 5:40 pm
you’re too easy NWMike. 🙂
you should remember it, because my “ignorant, self-righteous, and arrogant socialist” and “pseudo-intellectual” ass gave you a point for point beat down. hahhahah
anyway, i didn’t really care, i just saw the article and it made me laugh remembering you and this video.
this time i don’t even care to debate you, you’re clearly an idiot.
bryancostanich
January 17, 2013 at 5:53 pm
You must be a pretty pathetic fucking loser to try and restart a debate from MONTHS ago. I don’t even remember what I wrote. LOL. I just remember your ignorant, self-righteous, and arrogant socialist attitude. The fact of the matter is that the economy and environment would BOTH be WORSE OFF if we had 300 million Americans trying to grow their own food. I know it doesnt fit into your romantic hippie-bullshit paradigm, but its a logistical and scientific fact.
Michael Romano
January 17, 2013 at 6:01 pm
Sure. I was against plowing up the entire WH lawn to make a veg garden as the video suggests. I am not against a small garden in the rose garden . You’ll notice that I said I support the cause such a garden would represent. Fortunately, it was just announced that the Obama’s have today started a small (1100 sq ft) veg garden in the rose garden. I guess we can both be happy.
timaloha
January 17, 2013 at 6:47 pm
according to CNN, they planted their kitchen garden yesterday. doesn’t that just piss you off NWMike? hahahaha..
bryancostanich
January 17, 2013 at 7:07 pm
Would you care to elaborate exactly why you think a vegetable garden doesn’t reflect the dignity of a nation? A vegetable garden can be as beautiful as any flower garden. There is no reason herbs, fruits and vegetables can’t co-exist alongside the flowers in the Rose Garden. Vegetables don’t have to be planted in a straight line. Manure fertilizers don’t have to be used. I’m just not understanding why you think this would reflect badly on Americans or the president in general.
OnTheCahaba
January 17, 2013 at 8:04 pm
The presidential mansion is more than a residence. It is also where the great decisions of the day are made, where dignitaries and leaders are feted, where sweeping legislation is signed into law, etc. It SHOULD be stately and reflect the dignity of the nation and the presidency. Rows and rows of vegetables and manure fertilizers do not fit the setting. I’m a NOFA certified organic lawncare expert, and, while I support the cause, the White House is not the place for an organic vegetable garden.
timaloha
January 17, 2013 at 8:32 pm
Now I wish I had a lawn. 5/5 😀
gkdrummerboy
January 17, 2013 at 8:51 pm
Inspiring! I hope this happens! Castro asked all Cubans to plant gardens and that was the only way they survived the economic catastrophe after the USSR pulled out supports! The whole world’s problems can be solved by gardens: pollution, stress, food shortages, etc. Go Obama!
argusmoon
January 17, 2013 at 8:54 pm
It could feed the visitors waiting in line to see the White House.:)
JOROSS2
January 17, 2013 at 9:30 pm
What a good idea! But now I’m hungry…
bumblebeefightergirl
January 17, 2013 at 10:18 pm
You must have a big garden XD.
We have one in our backyard and we still have to go to the store every so often. It’s probably because the Turkeys and my Grandma are sharing it with us…
Aaron MK
January 17, 2013 at 10:49 pm
I have eaten only from my garden (veggies) for the past 5 years. what a pleasure to grab and cook not having to use gas to travel to the store. I still have frozen veggies from last year. I have not felt impact of current high prices of gas and food because of this.
mad4us
January 17, 2013 at 11:10 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN! 59 today
ZeroBlindTerry
January 18, 2013 at 12:09 am
Fabulous…glad I stumbled into your garden.
Bizlifter
January 18, 2013 at 12:56 am
i have been contemplating the Victory Garden lately… why aren’t more people promoting this idea?
this is awesome!
jodybat72
January 18, 2013 at 1:49 am
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Aaron MK
January 18, 2013 at 2:41 am
i think john would make a good chief
Conner Morris
January 18, 2013 at 3:39 am
own food, i believe the net effect on resource usage (minus labor) would actually be negative, and the benefits on both an individual level and a societal level would be positive.
bryancostanich
January 18, 2013 at 4:36 am
as you say, you could teach your dog to garden. but after a while, the person gardening is going to get much more skilled in their gardening and start to use resources more efficiently. this is also where a ‘staple skill’ has become lost, and i believe for many reasons, people should in fact have certain staple skills, especially in times of emergency, etc. the more people gardening, the greater the collective and localized intelligence of gardeners will be.
bryancostanich
January 18, 2013 at 5:18 am
2) materials – this part is where you and i probably differ from a philosophical standpoint. yes, you’re right, many people will overuse/misuse pesticides, fertilizers, etc., which isn’t good. i agree with you 100%. but this is something that is likely remedied over time. and if they’re using organic techniques, it’s even less of an issue (which i believe was the intent of the video)
bryancostanich
January 18, 2013 at 5:23 am