{"id":2857,"date":"2009-03-23T09:32:49","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T17:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/?p=2857"},"modified":"2009-03-23T09:57:57","modified_gmt":"2009-03-23T17:57:57","slug":"michelle-obama-and-amy-macs-organic-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2009\/03\/23\/michelle-obama-and-amy-macs-organic-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Obama and Amy Mac’s Organic Gardens!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MichelleMichelle Obama and I are both adjusting to our new surroundings after relocating in January.\u00c2\u00a0 We are also both planning and starting our own organic kitchen gardens.\u00c2\u00a0 There are a few differences, of course,\u00c2\u00a0 my garden is 32 square feet and Michelle’s is 1,100 square feet.\u00c2\u00a0 Michelle has a team of people to help her maintain her garden, while Chris and I will be doing all of our manual labor.\u00c2\u00a0 Despite any differences, the goal is the same – sustainability.\u00c2\u00a0 We are both growing healthy, pesticide-free vegetables to enjoy in the months to come.<\/p>\n

Chris and I are working off of a square foot gardening plan developed by Mel Bartholomew, which allows us to grow the same amount of vegetables of a 160-foot garden, in just 32 square feet.\u00c2\u00a0 \"AmyWe will also be adding some Topsy Turvys<\/a> for our pepper and tomato plants.\u00c2\u00a0 At this point, we are in the beginning stages and have built our raised box, added soil and started our seeds indoors.<\/p>\n

Today, I’m going to make our compost bin so we can begin recycling our food waste and create nutrient rich soil for our continuous planting.<\/p>\n

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Michelle Obama and I are both adjusting to our new surroundings after relocating in January.\u00c2\u00a0 We are also both planning and starting our own organic kitchen gardens.\u00c2\u00a0 There are a few differences, of course,\u00c2\u00a0 my garden is 32 square feet and Michelle’s is 1,100 square feet.\u00c2\u00a0 Michelle has a team […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t