This video comes to us from EatTheView.org, a site dedicated to encouraging the Obama family to grow some food on the White House lawn. Director Roger Doiron documents the process of growing a garden in front of his own white house, interspersed with a bit of history of gardening in America. Eleanor Roosevelt encouraged the growing of victory gardens, and at their peak, home gardens provided 40% of the fruits and vegetables eaten by American households.

Growing food at the White House forms the last, symbolic point in Michael Pollan’s plan for rethinking our food system. And there’s no doubt that this system needs some serious rethinking—currently, food production and transportation contribute 1/3 of our country’s greenhouse emissions.

Check out the video below, and go to EatTheView.org to sign the petition urging the Obamas to use some of the White House’s extensive gardens for food production.

This Lawn is Your Lawn from roger doiron on Vimeo.

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