The Farmplate Blog

Mrs. Obama is a strong advocate for healthy lifestyle habits, especially for children. In addition to the vegetable garden, she’s hula hooped to promote exercise and appeared on Sesame Street to teach kids about farming basics.

Tours of the The WHOFarm are available to elementary, middle and high school students in the Washington DC area, free of charge.

Regional News

Oct. 28: The historic building housing Leunig's Bistro on Church Street in Burlington, VT, will install solar panels in early 2010. Seven Days

Oct. 31: More details emerge on the shutdown of a Grand Isle, VT, slaughterhouse. WCAX

Oct. 31: Cabot Creamery in Cabot, VT, gave open farm tours for the first time to raise awareness about the importance of locally produced food. Boston Globe

Nov. 1: The Vermont Renewable Energy Conference and Expo was held in South Burlington, VT. Burlington Free Press