The Carrot Project

Checked in on Rod Dreher’s* blog today and learned that our First Lady and some fifth grader friends of hers spent a little time digging and planting on the South Lawn this morning.

Made me wonder what they’re growing.

Yesterday’s New York Times had the answer…

The Obamas will feed their love of Mexican food with cilantro, tomatillos and hot peppers. Lettuces will include red romaine, green oak leaf, butterhead, red leaf and galactic. There will be spinach, chard, collards and black kale. For desserts, there will be a patch of berries. And herbs will include some more unusual varieties, like anise hyssop and Thai basil. A White House carpenter, Charlie Brandts, who is a beekeeper, will tend two hives for honey.

Did you read the word carrot in there? Because I didn’t.

And now I dry the tear and breathe deep and rethink my support for this administration.^

*Note: Rod Dreher is The Crunchy Con, a Christian Conservative Dallas-based journalist. He’s a character. I’ve written about him before. I’m sure I’ll write about him again. And I’ll at least try to make the crunchy connection someday.

^Another Note: Carrots or no carrots, this is totally awesome news. I’m sure Michael Pollan is smiling. And hoping the Obamas’ll take his other advice. I figure White House kitchen transparency is the next logical step. But we’ll see.