White House Garden Lands Book Deal

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Seems like everyone gets one these days. Michelle Obama will write a book about the garden and about healthy eating. She also plans to include some of the Obama family’s favorite recipes.

The First Lady signed a deal with Crown Publishing for the not-yet-titled book, scheduled to come out in April 2012. Obama has begun to write, and plans to include the President in the writing process. All proceeds from the book will go to charity. She received no advance.

To date, the garden has yielded more than 2,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. Obama was seen planting a third season of crops for the garden on March 16. Since coming into office, Obama has advocated the benefits of eating local food and started an anti-obesity campaign called “Let’s Move!” last year (see here for a past post about the program).

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