In years past not much attention has been given to food in the White House. This is not the case with the new administration. Michelle Obama hosted a harvest party this summer celebrating the organic garden they planted in their backyard. This is the first vegetable garden since Eleanor Roosevelt resided in the White House. This incident was not without controversy the Mid America CropLife Association sent a letter to Michelle stating that:
“Fresh foods grown conventionally are wholesome and flavorful yet more economical.”
“What happens if you want some grapes during the month of December?” “What are you going to do? Not eat grapes?”
This is absurd to me. I will admit our food system is complex and we cannot all begin to rely wholly on our back yard gardens but we should be encouraging that practice as much as possible. Why can’t we eat grapes in the summer when they are ripe and not for Christmas dinner. People don’t carve pumpkins for spring break so don’t be absurd and demand grapes on your Christmas fruit cake.