How Much Did the White House Garden Cost?
A group of students who helped seed the new 1,100-square-foot plot on the South Lawn guessed $100,000, the Washington Post reports. "My husband would go crazy if he thought we were spending that kind of money," Michelle Obama said. The actual price: $200.
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4 Comments:
Are we sure this is our government at work? I mean... wisely spending money? On things that are better for them? I really don't know what to say . . . other than it's amazing.
comicsan at 3:57AM on 04/11/09
The actual price was $200. Very cheap for the amount of food that the garden will produce.
kristyk at 12:03PM on 04/11/09
how is that possible - $200? I put in two 8x8 plots in my yard and got 3 yards of mushroom manure/dirt, wood to box the gardens in, seeds and netting and this cost me over $200. The dirt alone was around $200 or more? So how, unless they used existing dirt, didn't have to purchase tools, had free labour (which they did), and didn't box it in. Even seeds I purchased this year came to $100.
mrstkach at 1:57PM on 04/13/09
I doubt very seriously this garden cost anywhere close to $200. Yes, the seeds alone probably cost $200, but knowing our government, they are probably using 10 union gardeners that cost $100,000 a year a piece. Then of course they have to have a top of the line tractor (which I'm sure they bought brand new and for too much)...
Does anybody really believe that Michelle Obama was out in the garden with a couple of school children weeding everyday? She left as soon as the cameras turned off. In every picture I have ever seen her around that garden, she is wearing expensive LLBean clothing.
Having a garden that size is a full time job. Those beans and lettuce are probably some of the most expensive in the world I'm sure. What a complete and total waste of money.
outfile at 1:32PM on 05/30/09