American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Garde
ns Across America Michelle Obama. Crown Publishers $30 272pp
At first glance, the story that First Lady Michelle Obama weaves together so well in her first book seems to begin in April 2009, with the creation of her kitchen garden on the grounds of the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C. It does not take long, however, until you realize that the threads of ideas meshed together in American Grown find their beginnings… click here to continue reading.

